Vers. 13. Returne O Lord, How long? let it repent thee concerning thy Servants.
MOses this man of God, having in the former v. prayed unto God, that he would teach them by his spirit to make the right use of the shortness and uncertaintie of their life:
Now he proceeds to make prayer unto God, for himselfe and the rest of Gods people, for favor and mercy.
And all the petitions of his prayer are either for
- Reconciliation to God, or else
- For the fruits of their reconciliati∣on to God.
In this 13. v. they pray for recon∣ciliation: that he would in mercy Returne againe unto them, and be