Shīpiān 141:1

1 ( Dàwèi de shī ) Yēhéhuá a , wǒ céng qiúgào nǐ , qiú nǐ kuaì kuaì líndào wǒ zhèlǐ . wǒ qiúgào nǐde shíhou , yuàn nǐ liú xīn tīng wǒde shēngyīn .

Shīpiān 141:1 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 141:1

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 continued crying unto him for help ^F23; make haste unto me;
which shows he was in a desperate condition; that he could not help himself, nor could any creature, only the Lord; and he was at a distance from him, as it seemed to him, and he delayed assistance; and therefore desires he would immediately draw nigh and be a present help in his time of need, and work speedy deliverance for him, his case requiring haste; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee;
a request the psalmist frequently makes, not contenting himself with prayer, without desiring and looking for an answer to it.

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FOOTNOTES:

F23 "Auxilium vocat, et duros conclamat agrestes", Virgil.

Shīpiān 141:1 In-Context

1 ( Dàwèi de shī ) Yēhéhuá a , wǒ céng qiúgào nǐ , qiú nǐ kuaì kuaì líndào wǒ zhèlǐ . wǒ qiúgào nǐde shíhou , yuàn nǐ liú xīn tīng wǒde shēngyīn .

2 Yuàn wǒde dǎogào , rú xiāng chén liè zaì nǐ miànqián . yuàn wǒ jǔ shǒu qíqiú , rú xiàn wǎn zhaì .

3 Yēhéhuá a , qiú nǐ jìnzhǐ wǒde kǒu , bǎshǒu wǒde zuǐ.

4 Qiú nǐ bú jiào wǒde xīn , piān xiàng xiéè , yǐzhì wǒ hé zuò niè de rén tóngxíng è shì . yĕ bù jiào wǒ chī tāmende mĕi shí .

5 Rènpíng yì rén jī dǎ wǒ , zhè suàn wèi réncí . rènpíng tā zébeì wǒ , zhè suàn wèi tóu shang de gāo yóu . wǒde tóu búyào duǒ Shǎn . zhèngzaì tāmen xíng è de shíhou , wǒ réng yào qídǎo .