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 by David. LORD, I have called on you. Come to me quickly! Listen 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.

Let my prayer be set before you like incense; the lifting up of my hands like the evening sacrifice.

3 Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

Set a watch, LORD, before my mouth. Keep 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.

Don’t incline my heart to any evil thing, to practise deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. Don’t let me eat of their delicacies.

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 strike me, it is kindness; let him reprove me, it is like oil on the head; don’t let my head refuse it; Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds.

6 Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock. And they shall hear my words, for they are sweet.

Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock. They will hear my words, for they are well spoken.

7 Like plowing and furrowing the earth, our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol. (Sheol h7585)

“As when one ploughs and breaks up the earth, our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.” (Sheol h7585)

8 For my eyes are to thee, O Jehovah the Lord. In thee do I take refuge. Leave not my soul destitute.

For my eyes are on you, LORD, the Lord. I take refuge in you. Don’t leave my soul destitute.

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 snare which they have laid for me, from the traps of the workers of iniquity.

10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass over.

Let the wicked fall together into their own nets while I pass by.