Psalms 141
1 Jehovah, I have called upon thee. Make haste to me. Give ear to my voice when I call to thee.
A Psalme of David. O Lord, I call vpon thee: haste thee vnto me: heare my voyce, when I cry vnto thee.
2 Let my prayer be set forth as incense before thee, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
Let my prayer be directed in thy sight as incense, and the lifting vp of mine hands as an euening sacrifice.
3 Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.
Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, and keepe the doore of my lips.
4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practice deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. And let me not eat of their dainties.
Incline not mine heart to euill, that I should commit wicked workes with men that worke iniquitie: and let me not eate of their delicates.
5 Let a righteous man smite me, as a kindness. And let him reprove me, as oil upon the head. Let not my head refuse it. For even in their wickedness my prayer shall continue.
Let the righteous smite me: for that is a benefite: and let him reprooue me, and it shalbe a precious oyle, that shall not breake mine head: for within a while I shall euen pray in their miseries.
6 Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock. And they shall hear my words, for they are sweet.
When their iudges shall be cast downe in stonie places, they shall heare my wordes, for they are sweete.
7 Like plowing and furrowing the earth, our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol. (Sheol h7585)
Our bones lye scattered at the graues mouth, as he that heweth wood or diggeth in the earth. (Sheol h7585)
8 For my eyes are to thee, O Jehovah the Lord. In thee do I take refuge. Leave not my soul destitute.
But mine eyes looke vnto thee, O Lord God: in thee is my trust: leaue not my soule destitute.
9 Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, and from the traps of the workers of iniquity.
Keepe me from the snare, which they haue layde for me, and from the grennes of the workers of iniquitie.
10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass over.
Let the wicked fall into his nettes together, whiles I escape.
