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Psalm 141

1 Dauid being grieuouſly perſecuted vnder Saúl, onely fleeth vnto God to haue ſuccour. 3 Deſiring him to bridle his affections, that he maie paciently abide til God take vengeance of his enemies.
¶ A Pſalme of Dauid.
1.O Lord, I call vpõ thee: haſte thee vnto me: heare my voyce, when I crye vnto thee.
2.Let my praier be directed in thy ſight as incenſe, & the lifting vp of mine hands as an euening ſacrifice.
3.Set a watche, ô Lord, before my mouth, & kepe the dore of my lippes.
4.Incline not mine heart to euil, that I ſhulde commit wicked workes with men that worke iniquitie: and let me not eat of their delicates.
5.Let the righteous ſmite me: for that is a benefite: & let him reproue me, & it ſhalbe a precious oyle, that ſhal not breake mine head: for within a while I ſhal euen praie in their miſeries.
6.When their iudges ſhalbe caſt downe in The people, which follow ed their wic ked rulers in perſecuting ye Prophet, ſhal repent & turne to God, when they ſe their wicked rulers puniſhed ſtonie places, thei ſhal g heare my wordes, for thei are ſwete.
7.Our bones lie ſcattered at the graues mouth, as he that heweth wood or diggeth in the earth.
8.But mine eyes loke vnto thee, ô Lord God: in thee is my truſt: leaue not my ſoule deſtitute.
9.Kepe me from the ſnare, which thei haue laied for me, and from the giennes of the workers of iniquitie.
10.Let the wicked fall into his nettes together, whiles I eſcape.

Notes

1:a.
He ſheweth ỹ there is none other refuge in ỹ neceſſities, but onely to flee vnto God for comfort of ſoule
2:b.
He meaneth his earneſt zeale & ieſture, wc he vſed in praier: alluding to the ſacrifices, which were by Gods commãdement offred in ỹ olde Law
4:c.
He deſireth God to kepe his thoghts & waies ether from thinking or executing vengeance
4:d.
Let not their proſperitie allure me to be wicked as thei are
5:e.
He colde abide all corrections, that came of a louing heart
5:f.
By pacience I ſhal ſe the wicked ſo ſharpely handled, that I ſhal for pitie praie for them.
7:h.
Here appea reth yt Dauid was miraculouſly deliuered out of ma nie deaths, as 2 Cor. 1, 9
10:i.
Into Gods nettes, wherby he catcheth ye wicked ĩ their owne malice
10:k.
So that none of thẽ eſcape.