Psalms 141
1 A Psalm of David. LORD, I cry to thee: make haste to me; give ear to my voice, when I cry to thee.
A Psalm of David. O Lord, I have cried out to you, hear me. Attend to my voice, when I cry out to you.
2 Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
Let my prayer be guided like incense in your sight: the lifting up of my hands, like the evening sacrifice.
3 Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
O Lord, station a guard over my mouth and a door enclosing my lips.
4 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.
Do not turn aside my heart to words of malice, to making excuses for sins, with men who work iniquity; and I will not communicate, even with the best of them.
5 Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
The just one will correct me with mercy, and he will rebuke me. But do not allow the oil of the sinner to fatten my head. For my prayer will still be toward their good will.
6 When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
Their judges have been engulfed, joined to the rocks. They will hear my words, which have prevailed,
7 Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth. (Sheol h7585)
as when the lava of the earth has erupted above ground. Our bones have been scattered beside Hell. (Sheol h7585)
8 But my eyes are to thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.
For Lord, O Lord, my eyes look to you. In you, I have hoped. Do not take away my soul.
9 Keep me from the traps which they have laid for me, and the snares of the workers of iniquity.
Protect me from the snare that they have set up for me and from the scandals of those who work iniquity.
10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I escape.
The sinners will fall into his net. I am alone, until I pass over.
