Psalm 141:1

1 JEHOVA, á ti he clamado; apresúrate á mí; Escucha mi voz, cuando te invocare.

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 JEHOVA, á ti he clamado; apresúrate á mí; Escucha mi voz, cuando te invocare.

2 Sea enderezada mi oración delante de ti como un perfume, El don de mis manos como la ofrenda de la tarde.

3 Pon, oh Jehová, guarda á mi boca: Guarda la puerta de mis labios.

4 No dejes se incline mi corazón á cosa mala, A hacer obras impías Con los que obran iniquidad, Y no coma yo de sus deleites.

5 Que el justo me castigue, será un favor, Y que me reprenda será un excelente bálsamo. Que no me herirá la cabeza: Así que aun mi oración tendrán en sus calamidades.