Homilist Psalm 141:1-10 Lord, I cry to you: make haste to me; give ear to my voice, when I cry to you.… I. DIVINE ATTENTION TO HUMAN ASPIRATIONS (vers. 1, 2). 1. For immediate attention. 2. For favourable attention. II. A COMPLETE GUARDIANSHIP FROM WRONG IN LIFE (vers. 3, 4). 1. He prays against Wrong in words. Who shall tell the evils that flow in the world every day from unguarded speech? "The tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity." 2. He prays against wrong in practice. (1) Let my heart not be inclined to practise wicked works with wicked men. (2) Let it not be inclined to participate in the pleasures of wicked men. III. A READINESS TO RECEIVE RIGHTEOUS REPROOFS (ver. 5). What greater necessity have all than the society of men who shall reprove, rebuke, exhort? IV. THE MAINTENANCE OF A DEVOUT AND BELIEVING SOUL IN THE MIDST OF OUR ENEMIES (vers. 6, 7). 1. Devotion. 2. Confidences — (1) In the success of his teaching. (2) In the subjugation of his enemies. V. ULTIMATE DELIVERANCE FROM ALL ENEMIES (vers. 8-10). (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: {A Psalm of David.} LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.WEB: Yahweh, I have called on you. Come to me quickly! Listen to my voice when I call to you. |
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