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.

[A Psalm by David.] LORD, I have called on you. Come to me quickly. Listen to my voice when I call to you.

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

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

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

Set a watch, LORD, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

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.

Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. Do not let me eat of their delicacies.

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.

Let the righteous strike me, it is kindness; let him reprove me, it is like oil on the head; do not let my head refuse it; Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds.

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

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

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

"As when one plows and breaks up the earth, our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol." (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.

For my eyes are on you, LORD. In you, I take refuge. Do not leave my soul destitute.

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

Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, from the traps of evildoers.

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

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