Psalms 141
1 A Psalm of David. O Lord, I have cried to you; hear me: attend to the voice of my supplication, when I cry to you.
A Psalm of David. O Lord, I have cried out to you, hear me. Attend to my voice, when I cry out to you.
2 Let my prayer be set forth before you as incense; the lifting up of my hands [as] an evening sacrifice.
Let my prayer be guided like incense in your sight: the lifting up of my hands, like the evening sacrifice.
3 Set a watch, O Lord, on my mouth, and a strong door about by lips.
O Lord, station a guard over my mouth and a door enclosing my lips.
4 Incline not my heart to evil things, to employ pretexts for sins, with me who work iniquity: and I will not. let me not unite with their choice ones.
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.
5 The righteous shall chasten me with mercy, and reprove me: but let not the oil of the sinner anoint my head: for yet shall my prayer also be in their pleasures.
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.
6 Their mighty ones have been swallowed up near the rock: they shall hear my words, for they are sweet.
Their judges have been engulfed, joined to the rocks. They will hear my words, which have prevailed,
7 As a lump of earth is crushed upon the ground, our bones have been scattered by the [mouth of] the grave. (Sheol h7585)
as when the lava of the earth has erupted above ground. Our bones have been scattered beside Hell. (Sheol h7585)
8 For mine eyes are to you, O Lord God: I have hoped in you; take not away my life.
For Lord, O Lord, my eyes look to you. In you, I have hoped. Do not take away my soul.
9 Keep me from the snare which they have set for me, and from the stumbling blocks of them that work iniquity.
Protect me from the snare that they have set up for me and from the scandals of those who work iniquity.
10 Sinners shall fall by their own net: I am alone until I shall escape.
The sinners will fall into his net. I am alone, until I pass over.
