< 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.
Salmo de David. JEHOVÁ, á ti he clamado: apresúrate á mí; escucha mi voz, cuando te invocare.
2 May my prayer be set before You like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering.
Sea enderezada mi oración delante de ti como un perfume, el don de mis manos como la ofrenda de la tarde.
3 Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.
Pon, oh Jehová, guarda á mi boca: guarda la puerta de mis labios.
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.
No dejes se incline mi corazón á cosa mala, á hacer obras impías con los que obran iniquidad, y no coma yo de sus deleites.
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.
Que el justo me castigue, [será] un favor, y que me reprenda [será] un excelente bálsamo [que] no me herirá la cabeza: así que aun mi oración [tendrán] en sus calamidades.
6 When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.
Serán derribados en lugares peñascosos sus jueces, y oirán mis palabras, que son suaves.
7 As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol. (Sheol )
Como quien hiende y rompe la tierra, son esparcidos nuestros huesos á la boca de la sepultura. (Sheol )
8 But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless.
Por tanto á ti, oh Jehová Señor, [miran] mis ojos: en ti he confiado, no desampares mi alma.
9 Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.
Guárdame de los lazos que me han tendido, y de los armadijos de los que obran iniquidad.
10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.
Caigan los impíos á una en sus redes, mientras yo pasaré adelante.