Psalms 141

1 A Psalm of David. I call upon You, O LORD; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to You.

Psalam. Davidov. Prizivljem te, Jahve, k meni pohitaj! Slušaj glas moj kojim tebi vapijem!

2 May my prayer be set before You like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering.

Nek' mi se uzdigne molitva kao kad pred lice tvoje, podizanje mojih ruku nek' bude k'o prinos večernji!

3 Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.

Na usta mi, Jahve, stražu postavi i stražare na vrata usana mojih!

4 Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.

Ne daj da mi se srce zlu prikloni, da bezbožno počinim djela opaka; i u društvu zlotvora da ne blagujem poslastica njihovih!

5 Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.

Nek' me samo udari pravednik, ljubav je što me kara, al' ulje grešničko neće mi glavu pomazat'; zloći njihovoj oprijet ću se uvijek svojom molitvom.

6 When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.

Kad strovale niz hridinu suce njihove, razumjet će kako blage bjehu riječi moje.

7 As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol. (Sheol h7585)

Kao kad orač ore i para zemlju, tako će im se na rubu Podzemlja kosti rasuti. (Sheol h7585)

8 But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless.

U te su, Jahve, uprte oči moje, k tebi se utječem, ne daj da mi duša propadne!

9 Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.

Čuvaj me od stupice koju postaviše meni, od zamki zločinaca!

10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.

Nek' u vlastite zamke upadnu zlotvori, a ja neka im umaknem!