Commentaries and Other Bible Study Helps - Prayer Tents - Prayer Tents

30:8-10 My Cry to the Lord. After recording one thing he had said (v. 6), David moves on to another recollection: he had been in desperate circumstances and prayed for continued life. It is clear from v. 9 that the mere prolonging of earthly days is not the goal of these deliverances, precious as that is: the faithful live to praise God, to tell of his faithfulness. The books of Samuel recount many instances of just this in the life of David; the psalm expects the worshipers to reflect on the events of their own lives, and to renew their own intention to live well.