Psalm 17:1 Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
David prays in faith, not in hopes that God hears but in the sure hope that God does hear his prayer. “Amen, amen, it shall be so.” His close and trustful relationship with God is so tight that he knows the Lord hears, cares, and answers his cries. His prayers do come out of deceitful lips. He is not hypocritical, but he prays out of an honest and good heart.
The good news is that the Lord promises to hear our prayers. 1 John 5:14: “And this the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.” We do not need to heap up eloquent words, as the hypocrites do, but we simply ask what is in the heart for the sake of Christ. We have the simple assurance in the heart that God hears, and meets the need. Because life is full of troubles and dangers, we are constantly in prayer. Every minute of every day our hearts are attuned to the Lord and His ear is always there. “Pray without ceasing.”