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. O Jehovah, I have called Thee, haste to me, Give ear [to] my voice when I call to Thee.
2 May my prayer be valued as incense before thee, the lifting up of my hands, as the evening offering.
My prayer is prepared — incense before Thee, The lifting up of my hands — the evening present.
3 Set, O Lord, a watch unto my mouth: keep a guard at the door of my lips.
Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over 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.
Incline not my heart to an evil thing, To do habitually actions in wickedness, With men working iniquity, Yea, I eat not of their pleasant things.
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.
The righteous doth beat me [in] kindness. And doth reprove me, Oil of the head my head disalloweth not, For still my prayer [is] about their vexations.
6 Are their judges fallen down through means of a rock: then will they listen to my words; for they are pleasant.
Their judges have been released by the sides of a rock, And they have heard my sayings, For they have been pleasant.
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 one tilling and ripping up in the land, Have our bones been scattered at the command of Saul. (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, O Jehovah, my Lord, [are] mine eyes, In Thee I have trusted, Make not bare my soul.
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 gin they laid for me, Even snares of workers of iniquity.
10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, altogether—while I pass safely by.
The wicked fall in their nets together, till I pass over!
