LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. Psalms 141:1 -David begs Yahweh to hasten to hear his cry, the spiritual incense which he offers morning and evening, he fears the dainties of the ungodly, and prays against murmuring at sinners' prosperity and... [ Continue Reading ]
Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. LET MY PRAYER BE SET FORTH ('be directed,' the Septuagint, Chaldaic, Vulgate, Ethiopic. In the same Hebrew means 'be established') BEFORE THEE AS INCENSE. Incense, with its sweet perfume... [ Continue Reading ]
Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. SET A WATCH, O LORD, BEFORE MY MOUTH ... INCLINE NOT MY HEART TO ANY EVIL THING, TO PRACTICE WICKED WORKS - (cf. .) God, in judicial retribution, gives up the froward to their evil inclinations. The heart is the fountain of evil. We... [ Continue Reading ]
Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities. LET THE RIGHTEOUS SMITE ME; (IT SHALL BE) A KINDNESS. It is real kindness on the part of God to cause me to... [ Continue Reading ]
When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet. WHEN THEIR JUDGES ARE OVERTHROWN IN STONY PLACES, THEY SHALL HEAR MY WORDS; FOR THEY ARE SWEET - Hebrew, 'their judges (i:e., leaders and princes) are (doomed to be) overthrown in the hands of (i:e., g... [ Continue Reading ]
Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth. OUR BONES ARE SCATTERED AT THE GRAVE'S MOUTH, AS WHEN ONE CUTTETH AND CLEAVETH (WOOD) UPON THE EARTH. The trunk of the tree remains fast in the earth, and the chips are scattered far and wide by... [ Continue Reading ]
But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute. BUT MINE EYES ARE UNTO THEE, O GOD - in the midst of our scattered and almost extinct state (Psalms 141:7: cf. Psalms 25:15; 2 Chronicles 20:12). LEAVE NOT MY SOUL DESTITUTE - Hebrew ( tª`ar (H6168)),... [ Continue Reading ]
Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity. KEEP ME FROM THE SNARES - literally, 'keep me from the hands of the snare' (i:e., the power; in ).... [ Continue Reading ]
Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape. LET THE WICKED FALL INTO THEIR OWN NETS - (Psalms 140:9; Psalms 7:15.) WHILE THAT I WITHAL ESCAPE - literally, 'pass over.' "Withal" - i:e., at the same time, or in the meantime [ yachad (H3162)]. Maurer translates, 'until t... [ Continue Reading ]