Psalms — Chapter 16

EXAUDI DOMINE IUSTITIAM MEAM. Lapide: Psalm 16 — "Hear, O Lord, my justice: attend to my supplication." David protests his integrity before God. Lapide: the boldness of this appeal rests not on sinlessness but on the specific righteousness of the cause David pleads (innocence of this particular accusation). Lapide: the soul can appeal to God with boldness not from self-righteousness but from confidence in divine mercy and the righteousness imputed through grace.