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. Lord, I call to you: hasten, to me, attend to my voice, when I call to you.

2 My prayer is prepared — incense before Thee, The lifting up of my hands — the evening present.

Let my prayer be presented as incense before you, and my uplifted hands as the evening meal-offering.

3 Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips.

Set, O Lord, a watch on my mouth, put a guard on the door 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 my heart to an evil matter, to busy myself in deeds of wickedness, in company with workers of evil: never may I partake of their dainties.

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.

A wound or reproof from a good person in kindness is oil which my head shall never refuse. In their misfortune my prayer is still with them.

6 Their judges have been released by the sides of a rock, And they have heard my sayings, For they have been pleasant.

Abandoned they are to the hands of their judges: they shall learn that my words are true.

7 As one tilling and ripping up in the land, Have our bones been scattered at the command of Saul. (Sheol h7585)

Like stones on a country road cleft and broken so lie our bones scattered for Death to devour. (Sheol h7585)

8 But to Thee, O Jehovah, my Lord, [are] mine eyes, In Thee I have trusted, Make not bare my soul.

But my eyes are turned towards you, O Lord. Do not pour out my life, for in you I take refuge.

9 Keep me from the gin they laid for me, Even snares of workers of iniquity.

Keep me safe from the trap they have laid for me, from the snares of the workers of trouble.

10 The wicked fall in their nets together, till I pass over!

Into their own nets let wicked people fall; while I pass by in safety.