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What Results do You Expect From Prayer?
Some Bible scholars have described this psalm as being divided into two parts: preliminaries to prayer (vv.1-7), and petition and praise (vv. 8-12).David pleads with God to listen as he prays morning by morning (vv. 1-3). It shows that his first thoughts each day were prayer …

The Power in Petition
David’s petition for guidance is the central idea of this passage (vv. 8-12). He did not fight Saul or Saul’s men; he left those battles to the Lord. He trusted God to care for him and God did not fail. His petition for guidance became an urgent plea for God to judge …