Psalms 141
1 A Psalm of David. O Lord, I have cried out to you, hear me. Attend to my voice, when I cry out to you.
YHWH, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.
2 Let my prayer be guided like incense in your sight: the lifting up of my hands, like the evening sacrifice.
Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
3 O Lord, station a guard over my mouth and a door enclosing my lips.
Set a watch, O YHWH, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
4 Do not turn aside my heart to words of malice, to making excuses for sins, with men who work iniquity; and I will not communicate, even with the best of them.
Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
5 The just one will correct me with mercy, and he will rebuke me. But do not allow the oil of the sinner to fatten my head. For my prayer will still be toward their good will.
Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
6 Their judges have been engulfed, joined to the rocks. They will hear my words, which have prevailed,
When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
7 as when the lava of the earth has erupted above ground. Our bones have been scattered beside Hell. (Sheol h7585)
Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth. (Sheol h7585)
8 For Lord, O Lord, my eyes look to you. In you, I have hoped. Do not take away my soul.
But mine eyes are unto thee, O Elohim YHWH: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.
9 Protect me from the snare that they have set up for me and from the scandals of those who work iniquity.
Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.
10 The sinners will fall into his net. I am alone, until I pass over.
Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.
