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.
“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” I cry to thee, O LORD! make haste unto me! Give ear to 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 come 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 LORD! before my mouth; Guard 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.
Let not my heart incline to any evil thing; Let me not practise wickedness with the doers of iniquity, And let me not eat of their delicacies!
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; Let him reprove me, and it shall be oil for my head; Let him do it again, and my head shall not refuse it; But now I pray against their wickedness!
6 Their judges have been engulfed, joined to the rocks. They will hear my words, which have prevailed,
When their judges are hurled over the side of the rock, They shall hear how pleasant are my words.
7 as when the lava of the earth has erupted above ground. Our bones have been scattered beside Hell. (Sheol h7585)
So are our bones scattered at the mouth of the underworld, As when one furroweth and ploweth up the land. (Sheol h7585)
8 For Lord, O Lord, my eyes look to you. In you, I have hoped. Do not take away my soul.
But to thee do my eyes look, O Lord Jehovah! In thee is my trust; Let not my life be poured out!
9 Protect me from the snare that they have set up for me and from the scandals of those who work iniquity.
Preserve me from the snares which they have laid for me, And from the nets of evil-doers!
10 The sinners will fall into his net. I am alone, until I pass over.
Let the wicked fall together into their own traps, Whilst I make my escape!
