The Bible Commentaries and Others: Psalms 141 v 1

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Posted by Psalms on Saturday, 23 January 2016

Psalms 141:1

A Psalm of David. LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.

141:1. LORD, I cry unto thee. My prayer is painful and feeble, and worthy only to be called a cry; but it is a cry unto Jehovah, and this ennobles it. Others trust to themselves, but I cry unto thee. The weapon of all-prayer is one which the believer may always carry with him, and use in every time of need.

Make haste unto me. When we are sorely pressed we may with holy importunity quicken the movements of mercy. In many cases, if help should come late, it would come too late, and we are permitted to pray against such a calamity.

Give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. There is a voice to the great Father in every cry, and groan, and tear of his children; he can understand what they mean when they are quite unable to express it. It troubles the spirit of the saints when they fear that no favorable ear is turned to their cries. When prayer is our only refuge, we are deeply distressed at the bare idea of failing therein.

Excerpt from:

The Treasury of David by Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)