John Gill Commentary Psalms 141:1

"Jehovah, I have called upon thee; make haste unto me: Give ear unto my voice, when I call unto thee." — Psalms 141:1 (ASV)

Lord, I cry to you
With great earnestness, importunity, and fervency, being in distress; and knowing vain was the help of man, and that none could deliver him but the Lord, and therefore continued crying to him for help ^F23 ;

make haste to me ;
which shows he was in a desperate condition; that he could not help himself, nor could any creature, only the Lord; and he was at a distance from him, as it seemed to him, and he delayed assistance; and therefore desires he would immediately come near and be a present help in his time of need, and work speedy deliverance for him, his case requiring haste;

give ear to my voice, when I cry to you ;
a request the psalmist frequently makes, not contenting himself with prayer, without desiring and looking for an answer to it.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F23: "Auxilium vocat, et duros conclamat agrestes", Virgil.