Psalms 141:1-10 - The Pulpit Commentary - Bible Study & Commentary

Psalms 141:1-10 - Exposition

1. That prayer may be with him a settled institution ( Psalms 141:2 ).

2. That he may be saved from sins of the tongue ( Psalms 141:3 ).

3. That he may be saved from sins of thought or act ( Psalms 141:4 ).

4. That he may be given grace to welcome reproof ( Psalms 141:5 ).

The circumstances of the time are then shortly touched. There has been a severe judgment on the rulers of the people ( Psalms 141:6 ), and a great national calamity ( Psalms 141:7 ), with the result that the people are touched in their hearts, while David's confidence in God is in no way diminished. This is followed by a renewal of prayer:

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Rev. Joseph S. Exell M.A. served as the editor of Clerical World, The Homiletical Quarterly and the Monthly Interpreter. Exell was also the editor for several other large commentary sets like The Men of the Bible, The Preacher's Homiletic Library and The Biblical Illustrator. Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones was the Vicar and Rural Dean of St. Pancras, London and the principal of Gloucester Theological College.... Show more

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Psalms 141:1-10 - Exposition

Psalms 141:1-10 - Exposition

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