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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 141:7

Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth . The calamity is not confined to the "judges." The bones of the people generally lie scattered at hews mouth—unburied, i . e ; but ready to go down to Hades. As when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth ; rather, as when one cleaves and breaks up the earth . "The bones of God's servants were strewn as thickly ever the ground as stones over a newly ploughed piece of soil, so that the Holy Land looked as if it had become an... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 141:7-8

The victory of faith. In these verses two contrasted scenes are set before us. We are shown— I. AN UTTERLY HOPELESS CONDITION . 1. The psalmist seems to be contemplating the mournful state of the people of God , of whom he rejoices to be one. He represents them as being not merely a defeated company, but large numbers of them destroyed, and their bodies in long furrow-like heaps left in dishonored and horrible neglect to be the prey of the vultures and the wolves.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 141:8

But mine eyes are unto thee, O God the Lord . I, however, the psalmist says, do not despair—I look to thee, O Jehovah the Lord (comp. Psalms 40:7 )— in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute . The last clause is, literally, pour not out my soul ; i . e . destroy me not—do not spill my life on the ground (comp. Isaiah 53:12 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 141:8

Soul-destitution. "We have born so harrowed and torn that we are brought to the brink of the grave." "To be destitute in circumstances is bad, but to be destitute in soul is far worse; to be left of friends is a calamity, but to be left of God would be destruction. Destitute of God is destitution with a vengeance. The comfort is that God hath said, 'I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.'" The margin is, "Make not my soul bare;" strip me not of every hope; leave me not completely... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 141:9

Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity (comp. Psalms 40:4 , Psalms 40:5 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 141:10

Let the wicked fall into their own nets (comp. Psalms 7:15 ; Psalms 35:8 ; Psalms 57:6 ; Proverbs 5:22 ). The moral sense is always satisfied when the wicked man falls into his own trap, or is "hoist with his own petard." Even a heathen poet could say— " Nec lex justior ulla est, Quam necis artifices arte perire sun ." Whilst that I withal escape ; literally, until that I pass over ; i . e . whilst I pass over the nets, or traps, in safety. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 141

This, also, is a psalm of David, and apparently composed under circumstances similar to the former. It is impossible, however, to determine the precise time at which it was written, or the exact circumstances of the psalmist at the time.The circumstances, as far as they can be gathered from the psalm, are these:(1) He was in a situation of peril; so much so as to have almost no hope for himself or his followers. Snares and gins were laid for him Psalms 141:9, and his followers and friends were... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 141:1

Lord, 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 Psalms 22:19; compare Psalms 40:13; Psalms 70:1, Psalms 70:5; Psalms 71:12. The meaning is, that there is need of immediate... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 141:2

Let my prayer be set forth before thee - Margin, “directed.” The Hebrew word means to fit; to establish; to make firm. The psalmist desires that his prayer should not be like that which is feeble, languishing, easily dissipated, but that it should be like that which is firm and secure.As incense - See the notes and illustrations at Luke 1:9-10. Let my prayer come before thee in such a manner as incense does when it is offered in worship; in a manner of which the ascending of incense is a... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 141:3

Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth - That I may not say anything rashly, unadvisedly, improperly. Compare Psalms 39:1. The prayer here is, that God would guard him from the temptation to say something wrong. To this he seems to have been prompted by the circumstances of the case, and by the advice of those who were with him. See introduction to the psalm. Compare the notes at Psalms 11:1.Keep the door of my lips - That my lips or mouth may not open except when it is proper and right; when... read more

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