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Matthew Henry Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 141 - Introduction

* David prays for God's acceptance and assistance. (1-4) That God would appear for his rescue. (5-10)

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See also Psalms 141 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    This, also, is a psalm of David, and apparently composed under circumstances similar to the former. It is impossible, however, to determine the precise time at which it was written, or the exact circu...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The Psalmist prays that his prayer may be accepted as an evening sacrifice (Psalms 141:1-2); that he may be preserved from sin in word and thought and deed (Psalms 141:3-4), and welcome the reproof of...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    1:1 seat (a-27) Or 'in the company.'...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    CXLI. This is one of the most obscure psalms in the whole psalter, hardly a clause of Psalms 141:5 offering anything more than a conjectural meaning. The author appears from Psalms 141:2 to be a pries...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 141 A PSALM OF DAVID. This psalm was written about the same time, and upon the same occasion, as that going before and what follows after; even when David was persecuted by Saul...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _A.M. 2946. B.C. 1058._ David is thought, by several commentators, to have composed this Psalm just before his flight to Achish, king of Gath, when he had a second time spared Saul's life, 1 Samuel 2...

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