Psalms 141:1

WEB

Lord, I have called on you. Come to me quickly! Listen to my voice when I call to you.

KJV

Lord, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.

Commentary

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 b ut the Lord, and therefore continued crying unto him for help (w); 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. (w) "Auxilium vocat, et duros conclamat agrestes", Virgil.