Psalms 141

1 A Psalm of David. LORD, I cry to thee: make haste to me; give ear to my voice, when I cry to thee.

A Psalme of David. O Lord, I call vpon thee: haste thee vnto me: heare my voyce, when I cry vnto thee.

2 Let my prayer be set forth before thee [as] incense; [and] the lifting up of my hands [as] the evening sacrifice.

Let my prayer be directed in thy sight as incense, and the lifting vp of mine hands as an euening sacrifice.

3 Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, and keepe the doore of my lips.

4 Incline not my heart to [any] evil thing, to practice wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

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.

5 Let the righteous smite me; [it shall be] a kindness: and let him reprove me; [it shall be] an excellent oil, [which] shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also [shall be] in their calamities.

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.

6 When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

When their iudges shall be cast downe in stonie places, they shall heare my wordes, for they are sweete.

7 Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth [wood] upon the earth. (Sheol h7585)

Our bones lye scattered at the graues mouth, as he that heweth wood or diggeth in the earth. (Sheol h7585)

8 But my eyes [are] to thee, O GOD the LORD: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.

But mine eyes looke vnto thee, O Lord God: in thee is my trust: leaue not my soule destitute.

9 Keep me from the snare [which] they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.

Keepe me from the snare, which they haue layde for me, and from the grennes of the workers of iniquitie.

10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst I escape.

Let the wicked fall into his nettes together, whiles I escape.