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PSALM CXLI
_The psalmist prays that his devotions may be accepted_, 1, 2.
_That he may be enabled so to watch that he do not offend with_
_his tongue; and that he may be preserved from wickedness_,...
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LORD, I CRY UNTO THEE - In view of my perils; in view of the
suggestions of my friends; in view of my temptation to do a wrong
thing at their advice, and with the prospect of the advantage which it
mi...
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PSALM 140-142
These three Psalms are Psalms of David. The third one in this series,
142 is another Maschil, the last Maschil Psalm, being a prayer when
David was in the cave. In these Psalms the distr...
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CXLI. FOR LOYALTY TO GOD AND HIS SAINTS.
Psalms 141:1 f. The Psalmist begs Yahweh to hear his prayer. He utters
this prayer in his house, and in true prophetic spirit hopes that it
will be as acceptab...
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TITLE.. PSALM OF DAVID. See Title of 140.
LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4....
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_I cry unto thee_ Or, I have called upon thee (R.V.): he has already
been praying, and now pleads for a speedy answer, _make haste unto
me_(Psalms 70:5), i.e. make haste to help me (Psalms 22:19; Psal...
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Introductory appeal for a favourable hearing....
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_David prayeth that his suit may be acceptable, his conscience
sincere, and his life safe from snares._
A Psalm of David.
_TITLE._ לדוד מזמור _MIZMOR LEDAVID._— It is probable that
David composed thi...
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PSALMS 141
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
A Temptation to Conspiracy Shunned.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 141:1-3, Prayer for Guarded Speech. Stanza II.,
Psalms 141:4-5, Danger from Proffered Hospitalities. St
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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
e...
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An evening prayer in time of trouble. The Psalmist prays that he may
be strengthened to resist temptation, and so escape the fate of evil
men....
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Psalms 107:150
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
AN EVENING *PRAYER
PSALMS 141
Jesus said, "What will a man have if he buys the whole world but
loses his own soul?" ...
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מִזְמֹ֗ור לְ דָ֫וִ֥ד יְהוָ֣ה
קְ֭רָאתִיךָ ח֣וּשָׁה...
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Psalms 141:1
PART of this psalm is hopelessly obscure, and the connection is
difficult throughout. It is a prayer of a harassed soul, tempted to
slacken its hold on God, and therefore betaking itself...
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HUMILITY
Psalms 141:1-10
This is an evening psalm. Acceptable prayer is as the smoke of incense
rising in the still air, Revelation 5:8; Revelation 8:3-4. Each day we
should ask to be delivered f...
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In this song the influence of the external troubles upon the inner
life of the singer is revealed. Throughout it breathes the spirit of
fear lest the soul should be seduced from the attitude of
whole-...
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"A Psalm of David." LORD, I (a) cry unto thee: make haste unto me;
give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.
(a) He shows that there is no other refuge in our necessity but only
to flee to God fo...
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Cave. Of Engaddi, (Bossuet; Calmet) or Odollam. (Bellarmine)
(Berthier) --- Here David was a figure of Christ, praying in the
garden, &c. (St. Hilary) --- The psalm may relate to the captives,
(St. Ch...
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CONTENTS
The subject of this Psalm is very similar to the last. The soul of
David is in distress from the persecution of foes. No doubt it was
prophetically delivered, in reference to the Son of Davi...
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That the writer of this Psalm was offering up these cries and prayers
in the faith of a Redeemer, is most evident from what he here saith of
the incense in the evening sacrifice. The Lamb of the morni...
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1._O Jehovah! I have cried unto thee_. From such an exordium and
manner of praying, it is evident that David was laboring under no
small trial, as he repeats his requests, and insists upon receiving
h...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 140 THROUGH 144.
The five following psalms go over ground which we have trodden over in
detail: only they apply to a restored Israel, still in conflict, and
not...
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LORD, I CRY UNTO THEE,.... With great earnestness, importunity, and
fervency, being in distress; and knowing vain was the help of man, and
that none could deliver him but the Lord, and therefore conti...
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Psalms 141:1 «A Psalm of David. » LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste
unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.
Ver. 1. _Lord, I cry unto thee_] No distress or danger, how great
soever, sh...
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SET FORTH:
_ Heb._ directed...
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1-4 Make haste unto me. Those that know how to value God's gracious
presence, will be the more fervent in their prayers. When presented
through the sacrifice and intercession of the Saviour, they wil...
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PSALM 141 THE ARGUMENT. This Psalm also must he referred to the time
of David's persecution by Saul. It is a humble prayer that God would
deliver him from the rage and malice of his enemies, and from...
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Psalms 141:1 Psalm H4210 David H1732 LORD H3068 out H7121 (H8804)
haste H2363 (H8798) ear H238 ...
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Psalms 141:1. _LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear
unto my voice, when I cry unto thee._
You see how a child of God prays when he is in trouble. David says,
«I cry unto thee,» and the...
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CONTENTS: Prayer for God's favorable acceptance and powerful
assistance.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: Though the snares be placed by the enemy with ever so much
subtlety, God can, and will, s...
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This psalm, like the last, is generally supposed to have been composed
by David during his persecution by Saul, probably when he fled to
Achish. The late Rev. Mr. Peters, a Cornish clergyman, has favo...
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_Lord, I cry unto Thee._
AN INVOCATION FOR THE TRULY DESIRABLE IN HUMAN LIFE: -
I. Divine attention to human aspirations (verses 1, 2).
1. For immediate attention.
2. For favourable attention.
II...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 141:1. This is an individual lament, a
prayer that God will protect the faithful person against all
insincerity and compromise....
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INTRODUCTION
“This Psalm presents,” says Perowne, “some peculiar difficulties
of Interpretation, which, however, are due neither to the words
employed nor to the grammatical construction, but to the e...
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EXPOSITION
ALMOST wholly a psalm of supplication. David is again in danger, and
needs a prompt deliverance (Psalms 141:1). This time the danger seems
to be that he may fall away, and be absorbed into...
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Psa 140:1-13, another psalm of David.
Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent
man; Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they
gathered together for war. T...
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Job 7:21; Psalms 143:7; Psalms 40:13; Psalms 69:17; Psalms 69:18;...