Psalms 141
1 A Psalme of David. O Lord, I call vpon thee: haste thee vnto me: heare my voyce, when I cry vnto thee.
“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 directed in thy sight as incense, and the lifting vp of mine hands as an euening sacrifice.
Let my prayer come before thee as incense, And the lifting-up of my hands, as the evening sacrifice!
3 Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, and keepe the doore of my lips.
Set a watch, O LORD! before my mouth; Guard the door of my lips!
4 Incline not mine heart to euill, that I should commit wicked workes with men that worke iniquitie: and let me not eate of their delicates.
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 Let the righteous smite me: for that is a benefite: and let him reprooue me, and it shalbe a precious oyle, that shall not breake mine head: for within a while I shall euen pray in their miseries.
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 When their iudges shall be cast downe in stonie places, they shall heare my wordes, for they are sweete.
When their judges are hurled over the side of the rock, They shall hear how pleasant are my words.
7 Our bones lye scattered at the graues mouth, as he that heweth wood or diggeth in the earth. (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 But mine eyes looke vnto thee, O Lord God: in thee is my trust: leaue not my soule destitute.
But to thee do my eyes look, O Lord Jehovah! In thee is my trust; Let not my life be poured out!
9 Keepe me from the snare, which they haue layde for me, and from the grennes of the workers of iniquitie.
Preserve me from the snares which they have laid for me, And from the nets of evil-doers!
10 Let the wicked fall into his nettes together, whiles I escape.
Let the wicked fall together into their own traps, Whilst I make my escape!
