Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
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Psalms
Book: Psalms
Chapter: 141
Overview:
David's comfort in
Prayer.
- There can be
No situation
So distressing or dangerous, in
which
Faith will not get comfort from
God By Prayer. We are apt
to show our troubles too much to ourselves, poring upon them,
which does us
No service; whereas,
By showing them to
God, we
might cast the cares upon him who careth for us, and thereby
ease ourselves. Nor should we allow any complaint to ourselves
or others, which we cannot make to
God. When our spirits are
overwhelmed
By distress, and filled with discouragement; when we
see snares laid for us
On every side, while we walk in his way,
we may reflect with comfort that the
Lord knoweth our path.
Those who in sincerity take the
Lord for their
God, find him
all-sufficient, as a
Refuge, and as a Portion: every thing else
is a
Refuge of lies, and a portion of
No value. In this
situation
David prayed earnestly to
God. We may apply it
spiritually; the souls of believers are often straitened
By
doubts and fears. And it is then their duty and interest to
Beg
of
God to set them at liberty, that they may run the way of his
Commandments. Thus the
Lord delivered
David from his powerful
persecutors, and dealt bountifully with him. Thus he raised the
crucified
Redeemer to the
Throne of
Glory, and made him Head
over all things for his
Church. Thus the convinced sinner cries
for help, and is brought to praise the
Lord in the company of
his redeemed people; and thus all believers will at length be
delivered from this evil world, from
Sin and
Death, and praise
their
Saviour for ever.