Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible
Psalms 141:1-10
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.
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.
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_,...
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...
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...
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...
TITLE.. PSALM OF DAVID. See Title of 140. LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4....
_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...
Introductory appeal for a favourable hearing....
_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...
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
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...
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?" ...
מִזְמֹ֗ור לְ דָ֫וִ֥ד יְהוָ֣ה קְ֭רָאתִיךָ ח֣וּשָׁה...
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...
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...
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-...
"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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Lord, I cry unto Thee, with the consciousness of the emergency besetting him; MAKE HASTE UNTO ME, since the need is so great; GIVE EAR UNTO MY VOICE, paying speedy attention to it, WHEN I CRY UNTO THE...
EVENING PSALM IN THE MIDST OF TRIALS. A psalm of David, a prayer for deliverance from afflictions and from the enemies who cause them....
SET FORTH: _ Heb._ directed...
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...
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...
Psalms 141:1 Psalm H4210 David H1732 LORD H3068 out H7121 (H8804) haste H2363 (H8798) ear H238 ...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Job 7:21; Psalms 143:7; Psalms 40:13; Psalms 69:17; Psalms 69:18;...