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Hear My Voice
Preaching The Lectionary Psalms for Cycles A, B, C
This psalm is often identified as a prayer of individual thanksgiving but it reads more as a plea for help. The prayer comes from one so sick that his continued survival is in jeopardy. We cannot help but wonder, however, if his illness has made the psalmist somewhat paranoid (see vv. 5-9).