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John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 86:3

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Be merciful unto me, O Lord, etc.] In my distressed and miserable condition, being an object of mercy, pity, and compassion; this petition is used by Christ in (<194110>Psalm 41:10) for I cry unto thee daily; or “all the day”; every day, and several times in a day, (<195517>Psalm 55:17) constant and importunate prayer is the duty of saints, and available with God, (<520517>1 Thessalonians 5:17 <421801>Luke 18:1-7). Christ was much in the exercise of it, (<420612>Luke 6:12).
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