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 Psalm of David. O Lord, I have cried to you; hear me: attend to the voice of my supplication, when I cry to you.
2 My prayer is prepared — incense before Thee, The lifting up of my hands — the evening present.
Let my prayer be set forth before you as incense; the lifting up of my hands [as] an evening sacrifice.
3 Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips.
Set a watch, O Lord, on my mouth, and a strong door about by 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 my heart to evil things, to employ pretexts for sins, with me who work iniquity: and I will not. let me not unite with their choice ones.
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.
The righteous shall chasten me with mercy, and reprove me: but let not the oil of the sinner anoint my head: for yet shall my prayer also be in their pleasures.
6 Their judges have been released by the sides of a rock, And they have heard my sayings, For they have been pleasant.
Their mighty ones have been swallowed up near the rock: they shall hear my words, for they are sweet.
7 As one tilling and ripping up in the land, Have our bones been scattered at the command of Saul. (Sheol h7585)
As a lump of earth is crushed upon the ground, our bones have been scattered by the [mouth of] the grave. (Sheol h7585)
8 But to Thee, O Jehovah, my Lord, [are] mine eyes, In Thee I have trusted, Make not bare my soul.
For mine eyes are to you, O Lord God: I have hoped in you; take not away my life.
9 Keep me from the gin they laid for me, Even snares of workers of iniquity.
Keep me from the snare which they have set for me, and from the stumbling blocks of them that work iniquity.
10 The wicked fall in their nets together, till I pass over!
Sinners shall fall by their own net: I am alone until I shall escape.
