Answered Prayer Accomplishes God’s Purposes in Our Lives (vv. 6-8). Jehovah is the highest of the high and the greatest of the great, but He is also willing to become the Lowest of the low and stoop down to meet our needs. To “look upon the lowly” means to pay attention to them and regard them with favor (11:4; 113:5-9; Isa. 57:15; 66:2; Luke 1:47-55). The ultimate proof of this is the incarnation of Jesus Christ, for He became poor that we might become rich (2 Cor. 8:9) and became a servant that we might be set free (Phil. 2:1-12). He was lowly in His life and also in His death, for He who is perfect was treated like a criminal and nailed to a cross, and on that cross, He became sin for us (2 Cor. 5:21). David gave thanks that the Lord knew his need and came to his aid. In His covenant with David (2 Sam. 7), God revealed that He had a great purpose to fulfill through David’s life, and He would not allow the enemy to thwart that purpose. This is true of believers today (Phil. 1:6; 2:13; Eph. 2:10; 3:20; Col. 1:29), and He will not forsake us. It has well been said that the purpose of prayer is not to get man’s will done in heaven but to get God’s will done on earth, and this was demonstrated in David’s life.