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The enemies did not expect YHWH to hear David's prayer. +
The enemies of the king are the enemies of his God and vice-versa. "The Israelite king's view of his enemies can be compared with that of other sacred kings. The Assyrian king, for example, considered his enemies as enemies of his gods, guilty of impious rebellion."<refPS>Eaton 1975:141.</refPS> +
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The enemies of the king are the enemies of his God and vice-versa. "The Israelite king's view of his enemies can be compared with that of other sacred kings. The Assyrian king, for example, considered his enemies as enemies of his gods, guilty of impious rebellion."'"`UNIQ--ref-00001A29-QINU`"' +
The first story is what David prays will ''not'' happen.
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This second story is what David hopes ''will'' happen.
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The king is God's son. "The Canaanite and ANE culture shows that the notion of the king as a son of god was well established."'"`UNIQ--ref-000019F7-QINU`"' (Cf. Ps. 2:7; 2 Sam. 7:14). +
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The king is God's son. "The Canaanite and ANE culture shows that the notion of the king as a son of god was well established."<refPS>Peter Gentry, "A Preliminary Evaluation and Critique of Prosopological Exegesis," ''SBJT'' 23.2, 2019: 113.</refPS> (Cf. Ps. 2:7; 2 Sam. 7:14). +
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The purpose for discipline is correction and/or retribution (''SDBH''). +
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The purpose for discipline is correction and/or retribution (''SDBH''). +
The sickness of a king would give opportunity to his enemies, whether domestic or foreign (cf. Pss. 38:13, 17; 41:6-11). In Psalm 41, for example, the king's "lament centres not on his ailment but on the opportunity it gives to his enemies, those perpetual accompaniments of a king's life. Respectful visitors to the sickbed secretly plot his overthrow."<refPS>Eaton 1975:45.</refPS> +
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The sickness of a king would give opportunity to his enemies, whether domestic or foreign (cf. Pss. 38:13, 17; 41:6-11). In Psalm 41, for example, the king's "lament centres not on his ailment but on the opportunity it gives to his enemies, those perpetual accompaniments of a king's life. Respectful visitors to the sickbed secretly plot his overthrow."'"`UNIQ--ref-00001A25-QINU`"' +
This psalm is not tied to a particular event in the life of David. +
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This psalm is not tied to a particular event in the life of David. +
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This psalm is to be performed/prayed by Israelites other than David. +
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This psalm is to be performed/prayed by Israelites other than David. +
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This song is to be interpreted as from David's perspective. +
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This song is to be interpreted as from David's perspective. +
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YHWH desires David's praise +
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YHWH desires David's praise +
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YHWH forgives David's sin. "The fact that God heard has heard the supplication means that the suppliant has been forgiven."'"`UNIQ--ref-00001A30-QINU`"' +
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YHWH forgives David's sin. "The fact that God heard has heard the supplication means that the suppliant has been forgiven."<refPS>A. A. Anderson, ''Psalms (1-72)'', Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1972:91.''</refPS> +