Psalms 141:1
O Yahweh, I have cried unto thee, Make thou haste to me, Give ear unto my voice, when I cry to thee.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
Cross References
Job 7:21And why wilt thou not remove my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? For, now, in the dust, should I lie down, and thou shouldst seek me diligently, and I should not be.
Psalms 28:2Hear the voice of my supplication, when I cry to thee for help, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy shrine.
Psalms 69:17Then do not hide thy face from thy servant, Because I am in distress, haste thou—answer me!
Psalms 70:5But, I, being humbled and needy, O God, haste to me,—My help and my deliverer, art thou, O Yahweh do not tarry.
Psalms 143:1O Yahweh, hear my prayer, Give ear to my supplications, In thy faithfulness, answer me, in thy righteousness.
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 →