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.
“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 May my prayer be valued as incense before thee, the lifting up of my hands, as the evening offering.
Let my prayer come before thee as incense, And the lifting-up of my hands, as the evening sacrifice!
3 Set, O Lord, a watch unto my mouth: keep a guard at the door of my lips.
Set a watch, O LORD! before my mouth; Guard 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.
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 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 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 Are their judges fallen down through means of a rock: then will they listen to my words; for they are pleasant.
When their judges are hurled over the side of the rock, They shall hear how pleasant are my words.
7 As when one cutteth in and splitteth open the earth: so are our bones scattered for the mouth of the grave. (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 unto thee, O Eternal Lord, are my eyes directed; in thee do I trust: pour not out my life.
But to thee do my eyes look, O Lord Jehovah! In thee is my trust; Let not my life be poured out!
9 Guard me from the power of the snare which they have laid for me, and the traps of the wrong-doers.
Preserve me from the snares which they have laid for me, And from the nets of evil-doers!
10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, altogether—while I pass safely by.
Let the wicked fall together into their own traps, Whilst I make my escape!
