Psalms 141:1

Lord, I cry unto thee ,.... With great earnestness, importunity, and fervency, being in distress; and knowing vain was the help of man, and that none could deliver him but the Lord, and therefore continued crying unto him for help F23 "Auxilium vocat, et duros conclamat agrestes", Virgil. ;

make haste unto me ; which shows he was in a desperate condition; that he could not help himself, nor could any creature, only the Lord; and he was at a distance from him, as it seemed to him, and he delayed assistance; and therefore desires he would immediately draw nigh and be a present help in his time of need, and work speedy deliverance for him, his case requiring haste;

give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee ; a request the psalmist frequently makes, not contenting himself with prayer, without desiring and looking for an answer to it.