God’s Word Translation
Psalms 141:1
1O Lord, I cry out to you, “Come quickly.” Open your ears to me when I cry out to you.
Psalms 141:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Lord, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.
- New International Version (NIV)I call to you, Lord, come quickly to me; hear me when I call to you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord, I call upon you; hasten to me! Give ear to my voice when I call to you!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Lord, I cry out to You; Make haste to me! Give ear to my voice when I cry out to You.
Context of Psalms 141:1
O Lord, I cry out to you, “Come quickly.” Open your ears to me when I cry out to you. 2Let my prayer be accepted as sweet-smelling incense in your presence. Let the lifting up of my hands in prayer be accepted as an evening sacrifice. 3O Lord, set a guard at my mouth. Keep watch over the door of my lips.
Read all of Psalms 141Psalms 141:1 word by word
יְהוָ֣ה קְ֭רָאתִיךָ ח֣וּשָׁה לִּ֑י הַאֲזִ֥ינָה ק֝וֹלִ֗י בְּקָרְאִי־לָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 141:1
- Psalms 40:13O Lord, please rescue me! Come quickly to help me, O Lord!
- Psalms 69:17I am in trouble, so do not hide your face from me. Answer me quickly!
- Psalms 70:5But I am oppressed and needy. O God, come to me quickly. You are my help and my savior. O Lord, do not delay!
- Psalms 71:12O God, do not be so distant from me. O my God, come quickly to help me.
- Psalms 143:7Answer me quickly, O Lord. My spirit is worn out. Do not hide your face from me, or I will be like those who go into the pit.
- Job 7:21Why don’t you forgive my disobedience and take away my sin? Soon I’ll lie down in the dust. Then you will search for me, but I’ll be gone!”
Commentaries on Psalms 141:1
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Lord, I cry unto thee - In view of my perils; in view of the suggestions of my friends; in view of my temptation to do a wrong thing at their advice, and with the prospect of the advantage which it might seem to be to me. Make haste unto me - To save me from all this danger: the danger from my enemies; the danger from the counsels of my friends. See the notes at Psalm 22:19; compare Psalm 40:13; Psalm 70:1, Psalm 70:5; Psalm 71:12. The meaning is, that…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1David prays for God's acceptance and assistance. (1-4) That God would appear for his rescue. (5-10) Verses 1-4 Make haste unto me. Those that know how to value God's gracious presence, will be the more fervent in their prayers. When presented through the sacrifice and intercession of the Saviour, they will be as acceptable to God as the daily sacrifices and burnings of incense were of old. Prayer is a spiritual sacrifice, it is the offering up the soul…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2The psalmist urgently prays for rescue. He does not have incense or an evening offering (Exodus 29:38–39), but his prayers and devotion represent those elements (see Isaiah 1:13; Revelation 5:8). uplifted hands: This is a posture of prayer (Psalms 28:2; 88:9; 143:6; Exodus 9:29; 1 Timothy 2:8).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 141
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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