Adam Clarke's Bible Commentary Verse 6. For this shall every one that is godly ] Because thou art merciful; because thou hast shown mercy to all who have truly turned to thee, and believed in thee; every one who fears thee, and hears of this, shall pray unto thee in an acceptable time, when thou mayest be found; in the time of finding. When the heart is softened and the conscience alarmed, that is a time of finding. God is ever ready; men are not so. Who can pray with a hard heart and a dark mind? While you feel relentings, pray.
Surely in the floods ] In violent trials, afflictions, and temptations; when the rains descend, the winds blow, and the floods beat against that godly man who prays and trusts in God; "they shall not come nigh him," so as to weaken his confidence or destroy his soul. His house is founded on a rock.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 3-7 - It is very difficult to bring sinful man humbly to accept free mercy with a full confession of his sins and self-condemnation. But the tru and only way to peace of conscience, is, to confess our sins, that the may be forgiven; to declare them that we may be justified. Althoug repentance and confession do not merit the pardon of transgression they are needful to the real enjoyment of forgiving mercy. And what tongue can tell the happiness of that hour, when the soul, oppressed by sin, is enabled freely to pour forth its sorrows before God, and to take hold of his covenanted mercy in Christ Jesus! Those that woul speed in prayer, must seek the Lord, when, by his providence, he call them to seek him, and, by his Spirit, stirs them up to seek him. In time of finding, when the heart is softened with grief, and burdene with guilt; when all human refuge fails; when no rest can be found to the troubled mind, then it is that God applies the healing balm by his Spirit.
Original Hebrew על5921 זאת2063 יתפלל6419 כל3605 חסיד2623 אליך413 לעת6256 מצא4672 רק7535 לשׁטף7858 מים4325 רבים7227 אליו413 לא3808 יגיעו׃5060
