Psalms 141
1 A Psalm of David. Jehovah, I have called upon thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I call unto thee.
A psalm of David. Yahweh, I am crying out to you; come quickly to me. Listen to me when I call to you.
2 Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening oblation.
May my prayer be like incense before you; may my lifted hands be like the evening sacrifice.
3 Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
Yahweh, place a guard over my mouth; guard the door of my lips.
4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise deeds of wickedness with men that are workers of iniquity; and let me not eat of their dainties.
Do not let my heart desire any evil thing or participate in sinful activities with men who behave wickedly. May I not eat any of their delicacies.
5 Let the righteous smite me, it is kindness; and let him reprove me, it is an excellent oil which my head shall not refuse: for yet my prayer also is [for them] in their calamities.
Let a righteous man hit me; it will be a kindness to me. Let him correct me; it will be like oil on my head; may my head not refuse to accept it. But my prayer is always against their wicked deeds.
6 When their judges are thrown down from the rocks, they shall hear my words, for they are sweet.
Their leaders will be thrown down from the top of cliffs; they will hear that my own words are pleasant.
7 Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol, as when one cutteth and cleaveth [wood] upon the earth. (Sheol h7585)
They will have to say, “As when one plows and breaks up the ground, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.” (Sheol h7585)
8 For unto thee, Jehovah, Lord, are mine eyes; in thee do I trust: leave not my soul destitute.
Surely my eyes are on you, Yahweh, Lord; in you I take refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless.
9 Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, and from the traps of the workers of iniquity.
Protect me from the snares that they have laid for me, from the traps of evildoers.
10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal pass over.
Let the wicked fall into their own nets while I escape.
