Psalms 141;1 says, A Psalm of David. This is identified as a psalm of David, then verse one says, LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. Once again, David was crying out to God and asking God to hear him. If we as Christians call out to God in faith, we can be certain that He will hear us. Verse two adds, Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. David asked that his prayer be as sweet as incense before God and as important as the evening sacrifice. God does value our prayers more than our sacrifices I believe, and they are always sweet for Him to hear, even when we pray out of distress, because they show our faith in Him. Verse three states, Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. David asked God to guard his mouth. Verse four adds, Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties. David then asked God to keep His heart from being inclined toward those that worked evil and to keep him from eating their dainty things. We need God to guard what we say and what we a)low to come into our life as followers of Christ. Even if something looks and tastes sweet, even if only mentally, but is evil in God's sight we must not allow it to come into our life. Verse five says, Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities. David said that he wanted the righteous, those who truly believed in and followed God's laws, to tell him of his faults. David said he would continue to pray for them if they were in trouble. We should welcome the correction of other Christians if we have allowed some sinful practice to come into our life, and we should still pray for them. Too often when corrected we become vindictive towards those who correct us, even if we know they are right. Verse six adds, When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet. David said that if those who judged him were overthrown, he would still reach out to them with the sweet words of truth. We should not rejoice when our enemies are overthrown, but should still reach out to them with the sweet news of the gospel. Verse seven states, Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth. Matthew Henry says David was complaining about how his fellow Israelites were being destroyed with no compassion for them even in death. We may at times feel that as followers of Christ that the whole world is against us, but I don't believe that we should complain about it. God has already assured us everlasting victory. Verse eight adds, But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute. Like David, we must put our trust in the Lord, and if we do He will never leave us destitute. Verse nine says, Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity. We need to rely on God to keep us from falling into sinful snares today as David asked of God then. Verse ten adds, Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape. David asked that the wicked be allowed to fall into their own traps as he escaped. One day, if we have put our faith in Jesus Christ, we will escape all the snares of the wicked and they will indeed fail by their own snares.
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