When their judges are thrown over the cliff, then they shall hear my words, for they are pleasant.
David cried out with fervency, knowing that God hears the earnest prayer of faith. He desired above all that his prayers ascend before God like incense and the evening sacrifice, a spiritual offering that pleases Him far more than the loudness of his voice.
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Commenting on Psalm 141:1-10
This is a verse of which the meaning seems far to seek. Does it refer to the righteous among the Israelites? We think so. David surely means that when their leaders fell never to rise again, they would then turn to him and take delight in listening to his voice. When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
Here, I. David desires to be told of his faults. His enemies reproached him with that which was false, which he could not but complain of; yet, at the same time, he desired his friends would reprove him for that which was really amiss in him, particularly if there was any thing that gave the least colour to those reproaches (Psa 141:5): let the righteous...
Commenting on Psalm 141:5-10