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<p class="tab-1">David was in distress when he penned this psalm, pursued, it is most likely, by Saul, that violent man. Isa. any distressed? Let him pray; David did so, and had the comfort of it. I. He prays for God’s favourable acceptance, <a class="bibleref" title="Ps.141.1,Ps.141.2" href="/passage/?search=Ps.141.1,Ps.141.2"><span class="bibleref" title="Ps.141.1">Ps. 141:1</span>, <span class="bibleref" title="Ps.141.2">2</span></a>. II. For his powerful assistance, <a class="bibleref" title="Ps.141.3,Ps.141.4" href="/passage/?search=Ps.141.3,Ps.141.4"><span class="bibleref" title="Ps.141.3">Ps. 141:3</span>, <span class="bibleref" title="Ps.141.4">4</span></a>. III. That others might be instrumental of good to his soul, as he hoped to be to the souls of others, <a class="bibleref" title="Ps.141.5,Ps.141.6" href="/passage/?search=Ps.141.5,Ps.141.6"><span class="bibleref" title="Ps.141.5">Ps. 141:5</span>, <span class="bibleref" title="Ps.141.6">6</span></a>. IV. That he and his friends being now brought to the last extremity God would graciously appear for their relief and rescue, <a class="bibleref" title="Ps.141.7-Ps.141.10" href="/passage/?search=Ps.141.7-Ps.141.10">Ps. 141:7-10</a>. The mercy and grace of God are as necessary to us as they were to him, and therefore we should be humbly earnest for them in singing this psalm.</p>
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