Psalms 141
141
A Psalm of David.
1I call upon thee, O Lord; make haste to me!
Give ear to my voice, when I call to thee!
2 #
Rev 5.8; 8.3-4. Let my prayer be counted as incense before thee,
and the lifting up of my hands as an evening sacrifice!
3Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord,
keep watch over the door of my lips!
4Incline not my heart to any evil,
to busy myself with wicked deeds
in company with men who work iniquity;
and let me not eat of their dainties!
5Let a good man strike or rebuke me in kindness,
but let the oil of the wicked never anoint my head;#141.5 Gk: Heb obscure
for my prayer is continually#141.5 Cn: Heb for continually and my prayer against their wicked deeds.
6When they are given over to those who shall condemn them,
then they shall learn that the word of the Lord is true.
7As a rock which one cleaves and shatters on the land,
so shall their bones be strewn at the mouth of Sheol.#141.7 The Hebrew of verses 5-7 is obscure
8But my eyes are toward thee, O Lord God;
in thee I seek refuge; leave me not defenseless!
9Keep me from the trap which they have laid for me,
and from the snares of evildoers!
10Let the wicked together fall into their own nets,
while I escape.
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Psalms 141
141
A Prayer Not to Sin
A psalm of David.
1Lord, I call to you. Come quickly.
Listen to me when I call to you.
2Let my prayer be like incense placed before you,
and my praise like the evening sacrifice.
3Lord, help me control my tongue;
help me be careful about what I say.
4Take away my desire to do evil
or to join others in doing wrong.
Don’t let me eat tasty food
with those who do evil.
5If a good person punished me, that would be kind.
If he corrected me, that would be like perfumed oil on my head.
I shouldn’t refuse it.
But I pray against those who do evil.
6Let their leaders be thrown down the cliffs.
Then people will know that I have spoken correctly:
7“The ground is plowed and broken up.
In the same way, our bones have been scattered at the grave.”
8God, I look to you for help.
I trust in you, Lord. Don’t let me die.
9Protect me from the traps they set for me
and from the net that evil people have spread.
10Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
but let me pass by safely.
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