Psalms 141:1
Unto the end, a psalm for David.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.
In Context
2Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: rescue me from the unjust man.
Cross References
Job 7:21Why dost thou not remove my sin, and why dost thou not take away my iniquity? Behold now I shall sleep in the dust: and if thou seek me in the morning, I shall not be.
Psalms 28:2Hear, O Lord, the voice of my supplication, when I pray to thee; when I lift up my hands to thy holy temple.
Psalms 69:17Hear me, O Lord, for thy mercy is kind; look upon me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.
Psalms 70:5Let all that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee; and let such as love thy salvation say always: The Lord be magnified.
Psalms 143:1Of understanding for David. A prayer when he was in the cave. [1 Kings
Matthew Henry on Psalms 141:1
David was in distress when he penned this psalm, pursued, it is most likely, by Saul, that violent man. Is any distressed? Let him pray; David did so, and had the comfort of it. I. He prays for God's favourable acceptance, ver. 1, 2 . II. For his powerful assistance, ver. 3, 4 . III. That others might be instrumental of good to his soul, as he hoped to be to the souls of others, ver. 5, 6 . IV. That he and his friends being now brought to the last extremity God would graciously appear for their relief and rescue,… Read the whole commentary →