The occasion of this psalm may be stated generally as one of sore temptation, both internal (verses 3-4), and external (verses 9-10).
This psalm is comprised of 4 prayers that have been combined into one.
I. Prayer for God’s Haste
(141:1-2);
II. Prayer for Personal Righteousness
II. Prayer for Personal Righteousness
(141:3-5);
III. Prayer for Justice
III. Prayer for Justice
(141:6-7);
IV. Prayer for Deliverance
IV. Prayer for Deliverance
(141:8-10).
Psalm 141:1 LORD, I cry unto Thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto Thee.
Psalm 141:3 Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
Psalm 141:9 Keep me from the snares [which] they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.
Psalm 141:10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape."
Psalm 141:1 LORD, I cry unto Thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto Thee.
Psalm 141:9 Keep me from the snares [which] they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.
Psalm 141:10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape."
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