Psalms 141
1 Jehovah, I have called upon thee. Make haste to me. Give ear to my voice when I call to thee.
A PSALM OF DAVID. O YHWH, I have called You, hurry to me, Give ear [to] my voice when I call to You.
2 Let my prayer be set forth as incense before thee, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
My prayer is prepared—incense before You, The lifting up of my hands—the evening present.
3 Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.
Set, O YHWH, a watch for my mouth, Watch over the door 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.
Do not incline my heart to an evil thing, To habitually do actions in wickedness, Working iniquity with men, Indeed, I do not eat of their pleasant things.
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.
The righteous beat me [in] kindness. And reprove me, My head does not disallow oil of the head, For my prayer [is] still about their distress.
6 Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock. And they shall hear my words, for they are sweet.
Their judges have been released by the sides of a rock, And they have heard my sayings, For they have been pleasant.
7 Like plowing and furrowing the earth, our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol. (Sheol h7585)
As one tilling and ripping up in the land, Have our bones been scattered at the command of Saul. (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 to You, O YHWH, my Lord, [are] my eyes, In You I have trusted, Do not make my soul bare.
9 Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, and from the traps of the workers of iniquity.
Keep me from the trap they laid for me, Even snares of workers of iniquity.
10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass over.
The wicked fall in their dragnets together, until I pass over!
