Psalm 141:1

Salmo de David.

1 A ti clamo, SEÑOR; ven pronto a mí.¡Atiende a mi voz cuando a ti clamo!

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 A ti clamo, SEÑOR; ven pronto a mí.¡Atiende a mi voz cuando a ti clamo!

2 Que suba a tu presencia mi plegariacomo una ofrenda de incienso;que hacia ti se eleven mis manoscomo un sacrificio vespertino.

3 SEÑOR, ponme en la boca un centinela;un guardia a la puerta de mis labios.

4 No permitas que mi corazón se incline a la maldad,ni que sea yo cómplice de iniquidades;no me dejes participar de banquetesen compañía de malhechores.

5 Que la justicia me golpee,que el amor me reprenda;que el ungüento de los malvadosno perfume mi cabeza,pues mi oración está siempre en contra de sus malas obras.