Psalms 141:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

Psalms 141:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Incline not my heart to any evil thing - Hebrew, to a word that is evil; that is, wrong. The connection seems to demand that the term should be thus explained. The expression “Incline not” is not...
Psalms 141:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Incline not my heart to [any] evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their (d) dainties. (d) Let not their prosperity lure me to be wicked as they ar...
Psalms 141:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CXLI. For Loyalty to God and His Saints. Psalms 141:1 f. The Psalmist begs Yahweh to hear his prayer. He utters this prayer in his house, and in true prophetic spirit hopes that it will be as ac...
Psalms 141:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

evil. Hebrew. ra'a'. App-44. wicked. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44. men. Hebrew. 'ish . App-14. iniquity. Hebrew. 'avert. App-44. eat: i.e. partake of, or have fellowship with. dainti...
Psalms 141:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. Let me eat not of their dainties - This may refer either to eatin...
Psalms 141:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Set a watch, O Lord, &c.— Mr. Peters paraphrases these two verses thus: "I am now going to seek a retreat from the persecutions of my master Saul, amidst a race of idolaters, who will be curiou...
Psalms 141:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth ... Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practice wicked works - (cf. Psalms 119:36...
Psalms 141:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

An evening prayer in time of trouble. The Psalmist prays that he may be strengthened to resist temptation, and so escape the fate of evil men.
Psalms 141:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

To practise wicked works ... — The Vulg., ad excusandas excusationes, following the LXX., not only preserves the expressive assonance of the original, but probably conveys its meaning better than...
Psalms 141:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 141:1-10 PART of this psalm is hopelessly obscure, and the connection is difficult throughout. It is a prayer of a harassed soul, tempted to slacken its hold on God, and therefore betaking...
Psalms 141:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Humility Psalms 141:1-10 This is an evening psalm. Acceptable prayer is as the smoke of incense rising in the still air, Revelation 5:8 ; Revelation 8:3-4 . Each day we should ask to be deliv...
Psalms 141:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this song the influence of the external troubles upon the inner life of the singer is revealed. Throughout it breathes the spirit of fear lest the soul should be seduced from the attitude of whole...
Psalms 141:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

How earnest is a child of God, that he should act and live as becometh a child of God. He knows full well, that unless the Lord keep the heart, the lips will utter foolishness. And when the Lord disp...
Psalms 141:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Incline not my heart to [any] evil thing ,.... Or "evil word" z, as the Targum; since out of the abundance of that the mouth speaketh, Matthew 12:34 ; or to any sinful thing, to the commission of a...
Psalms 141:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 4. Incline not my heart ] Out of the abundance of the hea...
Psalms 141:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Set a watch before my mouth That I may not, through mine own infirmity, and the great provocation of mine enemies, break forth into any unadvised speeches, or any expressions of impatience, distrus...
Psalms 141:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Fervent Supplications. A psalm of David. 1 L ORD , I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when...
Psalms 141:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Incline not; suffer it not to be inclined or led aside, either by my own errors or lusts, or by the temptations of the world or of the devil. Thus God is frequently said to harden men's hearts , n...
Psalms 141:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “This Psalm presents,” says Perowne, “some peculiar difficulties of Interpretation, which, however, are due neither to the words employed nor to the grammatical construction, but to the...
Psalms 141:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 141:1 . LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. You see how a child of God prays when he is in trouble. David says, «I cry unto thee,» and...
Psalms 141:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This psalm, like the last, is generally supposed to have been composed by David during his persecution by Saul, probably when he fled to Achish. The late Rev. Mr. Peters, a Cornish clergyman, has fav...
Psalms 141:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Lord, I cry unto Thee. An invocation for the truly desirable in human life: - I. Divine attention to human aspirations (verses 1, 2). 1. For immediate attention. 2. For favourable attenti...
Psalms 141:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION ALMOST wholly a psalm of supplication. David is again in danger, and needs a prompt deliverance ( Psalms 141:1 ). This time the danger seems to be that he may fall away, and be abso...
Psalms 141:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Evening Psalm in the Midst of Trials. A psalm of David, a prayer for deliverance from afflictions and from the enemies who cause them.
Psalms 141:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 10:27 ; 1 Corinthians 10:28 ; 1 Corinthians 10:31 ; 1 Corinthians 15:33 ; 1 Kings 22:22 ; 1 Kings 8:58 ; 2 Corinthians 6:17 ; Acts 10:13 ; Acts 10:14 ; Daniel 1:5-8 ; Deutero...
Psalms 141:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Incline not — Suffer it not to be inclined. Heart — Keep me not only from wicked speeches, but from all evil motions of my heart. Dainties — The pleasures or advantages which they gain by their wic...

Psalms 141:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 141:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 141:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 141:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 141:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 141:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 141:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 141:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 141:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 141:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 141:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 141:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 141:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 141:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 141:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 141:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 141:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 141:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 141:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 141:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 141:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 141:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 141:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 141:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 141:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 141:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes