Psalms 141
1 A psalm of David. Yahweh, I am crying out to you; come quickly to me. Listen to me when I call to you.
A Psalm of David. LORD, I have called Thee; make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I call unto Thee.
2 May my prayer be like incense before you; may my lifted hands be like the evening sacrifice.
Let my prayer be set forth as incense before Thee, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
3 Yahweh, place a guard over my mouth; guard the door of my lips.
Set a guard, O LORD, to my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.
4 Do not let my heart desire any evil thing or participate in sinful activities with men who behave wickedly. May I not eat any of their delicacies.
Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to be occupied in deeds of wickedness with men that work iniquity; and let me not eat of their dainties.
5 Let a righteous man hit me; it will be a kindness to me. Let him correct me; it will be like oil on my head; may my head not refuse to accept it. But my prayer is always against their wicked deeds.
Let the righteous smite me in kindness, and correct me; oil so choice let not my head refuse; for still is my prayer because of their wickedness.
6 Their leaders will be thrown down from the top of cliffs; they will hear that my own words are pleasant.
Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock; and they shall hear my words, that they are sweet.
7 They will have to say, “As when one plows and breaks up the ground, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.” (Sheol h7585)
As when one cleaveth and breaketh up the earth, our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth. (Sheol h7585)
8 Surely my eyes are on you, Yahweh, Lord; in you I take refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless.
For mine eyes are unto Thee, O GOD the Lord; in Thee have I taken refuge, O pour not out my soul.
9 Protect me from the snares that they have laid for me, from the traps of evildoers.
Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, and from the gins of the workers of iniquity.
10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets while I escape.
Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst I withal escape.
