Psalms 141
1 A Psalm, by David. O Jehovah, I have called Thee, haste to me, Give ear [to] my voice when I call 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 My prayer is prepared — incense before Thee, The lifting up of my hands — the evening present.
Let my prayer be directed in thy sight as incense, and the lifting vp of mine hands as an euening sacrifice.
3 Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over 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 an evil thing, To do habitually actions in wickedness, With men working iniquity, Yea, I eat not of their pleasant things.
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 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.
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 Their judges have been released by the sides of a rock, And they have heard my sayings, For they have been pleasant.
When their iudges shall be cast downe in stonie places, they shall heare my wordes, for they are sweete.
7 As one tilling and ripping up in the land, Have our bones been scattered at the command of Saul. (Sheol h7585)
Our bones lye scattered at the graues mouth, as he that heweth wood or diggeth in the earth. (Sheol h7585)
8 But to Thee, O Jehovah, my Lord, [are] mine eyes, In Thee I have trusted, Make not bare my soul.
But mine eyes looke vnto thee, O Lord God: in thee is my trust: leaue not my soule destitute.
9 Keep me from the gin they laid for me, Even snares of workers of iniquity.
Keepe me from the snare, which they haue layde for me, and from the grennes of the workers of iniquitie.
10 The wicked fall in their nets together, till I pass over!
Let the wicked fall into his nettes together, whiles I escape.
