Psalm 141:1

1 Salmo 141
Salmo de David.
Oh Señor
, clamo a ti. ¡Por favor, apresúrate!
¡Escucha cuando clamo a ti por ayuda!

Psalm 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.

Psalm 141:1 In-Context

1 Salmo 141
Salmo de David.
Oh Señor
, clamo a ti. ¡Por favor, apresúrate!
¡Escucha cuando clamo a ti por ayuda!

2 Acepta como incienso la oración que te ofrezco,
y mis manos levantadas, como una ofrenda vespertina.

3 Toma control de lo que digo, oh Señor
,
y guarda mis labios.

4 No permitas que me deslice hacia el mal
ni que me involucre en actos perversos.
No me dejes participar de los manjares
de quienes hacen lo malo.

5 ¡Deja que los justos me golpeen!
¡Será un acto de bondad!
Si me corrigen, es un remedio calmante;
no permitas que lo rechace.
Pero oro constantemente
en contra de los perversos y de lo que hacen.