Salmos 141

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.

6 Cuando a sus líderes los arrojen por un acantilado,
los perversos escucharán mis palabras y descubrirán que son verdad.

7 Como las piedras que levanta el arado,
los huesos de los perversos quedarán esparcidos, sin que nadie los entierre.

8 Busco tu ayuda, oh Señor
Soberano.
Tú eres mi refugio; no dejes que me maten.

9 Líbrame de las trampas que me han tendido
y de los engaños de los que hacen el mal.

10 Que los perversos caigan en sus propias redes,
pero a mí, déjame escapar.

Salmos 141 Commentary

Chapter 141

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

Verses 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 will be as acceptable to God as the daily sacrifices and burnings of incense were of old. Prayer is a spiritual sacrifice, it is the offering up the soul and its best affections. Good men know the evil of tongue sins. When enemies are provoking, we are in danger of speaking unadvisedly. While we live in an evil world, and have such evil hearts, we have need to pray that we may neither be drawn nor driven to do any thing sinful. Sinners pretend to find dainties in sin; but those that consider how soon sin will turn into bitterness, will dread such dainties, and pray to God to take them out of their sight, and by his grace to turn their hearts against them. Good men pray against the sweets of sin.

Verses 5-10 We should be ready to welcome the rebuke of our heavenly Father, and also the reproof of our brethren. It shall not break my head, if it may but help to break my heart: we must show that we take it kindly. Those who slighted the word of God before, will be glad of it when in affliction, for that opens the ear to instruction. When the world is bitter, the word is sweet. Let us lift our prayer unto God. Let us entreat him to rescue us from the snares of Satan, and of all the workers of iniquity. In language like this psalm, O Lord, would we entreat that our poor prayers should set forth our only hope, our only dependence on thee. Grant us thy grace, that we may be prepared for this employment, being clothed with thy righteousness, and having all the gifts of thy Spirit planted in our hearts.

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 141

\\<>\\. 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, and when he was in great danger of his enemies, and snares were laid for his life.