Psalms 141

1 “A psalm of David.” O Lord, I call thee, hasten unto me: give ear unto my voice, when I call unto thee.

[A Psalm by David.] LORD, I have called on you. Come to me quickly. Listen to my voice when I call to you.

2 May my prayer be valued as incense before thee, the lifting up of my hands, as the evening offering.

Let my prayer be set before you like incense; the lifting up of my hands like the evening sacrifice.

3 Set, O Lord, a watch unto my mouth: keep a guard at the door of my lips.

Set a watch, LORD, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

4 Permit not my heart to incline after any evil thing, to practise deeds in wickedness with men that are doers of wrong: and let me not eat of their dainties.

Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. Do not let me eat of their delicacies.

5 If the righteous strike me, it is a kindness; and if he reprove me, it is [as] oil poured on the head, my head shall not refuse it; for yet my prayer also [is offered] in their sufferings.

Let the righteous strike me, it is kindness; let him reprove me, it is like oil on the head; do not let my head refuse it; Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds.

6 Are their judges fallen down through means of a rock: then will they listen to my words; for they are pleasant.

Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock. They will hear my words, for they are well spoken.

7 As when one cutteth in and splitteth open the earth: so are our bones scattered for the mouth of the grave. (Sheol h7585)

"As when one plows and breaks up the earth, our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol." (Sheol h7585)

8 For unto thee, O Eternal Lord, are my eyes directed; in thee do I trust: pour not out my life.

For my eyes are on you, LORD. In you, I take refuge. Do not leave my soul destitute.

9 Guard me from the power of the snare which they have laid for me, and the traps of the wrong-doers.

Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, from the traps of evildoers.

10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, altogether—while I pass safely by.

Let the wicked fall together into their own nets, while I pass by.