Psalm 5:3 “My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.”
There is no doubt that David delighted in prayer. He spoke of it often as his joy and privilege to be able to talk to Almighty God and know that God heard his prayers – and answered them.
David experienced trials for many years. They were worse than most of us will ever experience. Still, he found comfort in praying because he knew that it was not in vain. God really heard his prayers when his sin was confessed.
David also knew that God did not always answer prayer immediately. In fact, if God did, then David’s life would have been totally different. There would not have been the years of pain that he endured.
But God had a plan that David knew nothing of at the time. You see, many generations of believers have found comfort in David’s inspired writings since David’s time. David not only received comfort and deliverance after praying, but we can also receive similar comfort and deliverance, too – all because we also pray to the same God Who cares.
In Psalm 42:8, David could say with confidence: “Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.”
The result of David’s frequent trouble and prayers enabled him to go on and remain faithful. It worked well for him.
I wonder: Are you finding time to pray in the morning – “My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD?” It was the primary factor in David’s victory. When you do, you are also likely to find that you see God’s “lovingkindness in the daytime,” and His song (joy) will be with you “in the night.”