Psalms 141
141
Prayer for Deliverance from the Wicked
1A psalm of David.
Lord, I call to you; hasten to me;
listen to my plea when I call.
2Let my prayer be incense#Incense: lit., “smoke,” i.e., the fragrant fumes arising from the altar at the burning of sacrificial animals or of aromatic spices; also used in Rev 5:8 as a symbol of prayer. My uplifted hands: the gesture of supplication, cf. Ps 28:2; 63:5; 88:10; 119:48; 134:2; 143:6. before you;
my uplifted hands#Incense: lit., “smoke,” i.e., the fragrant fumes arising from the altar at the burning of sacrificial animals or of aromatic spices; also used in Rev 5:8 as a symbol of prayer. My uplifted hands: the gesture of supplication, cf. Ps 28:2; 63:5; 88:10; 119:48; 134:2; 143:6. an evening offering.#Ps 134:2; Ex 30:8.
3Set a guard, Lord, before my mouth,
keep watch over the door of my lips.#Sir 22:27.
4Do not let my heart incline to evil,
to perform deeds in wickedness.
On the delicacies of evildoers
let me not feast.
5#The Hebrew text is obscure.Let a righteous person strike me; it is mercy if he reproves me.
Do not withhold oil from my head#Prv 9:8; 25:12.
while my prayer opposes their evil deeds.
6May their leaders be cast over the cliff,
so that they hear that my speeches are pleasing.
7Like the plowing and breaking up of the earth,
our bones are strewn at the mouth of Sheol.
8For my eyes are upon you, O Lord, my Lord;#Ps 25:15; 123:1–2.
in you I take refuge; do not take away my soul.
9Guard me from the trap they have set for me,
from the snares of evildoers.#Ps 142:4.
10Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
while only I pass over them safely.
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Psalms 141
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Psalm 141
A psalm of David.
1I call to you, Lord, come quickly to me;
hear me when I call to you.
2May my prayer be set before you like incense;
may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.
3Set a guard over my mouth, Lord;
keep watch over the door of my lips.
4Do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil
so that I take part in wicked deeds
along with those who are evildoers;
do not let me eat their delicacies.
5Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness;
let him rebuke me—that is oil on my head.
My head will not refuse it,
for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers.
6Their rulers will be thrown down from the cliffs,
and the wicked will learn that my words were well spoken.
7They will say, “As one plows and breaks up the earth,
so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of the grave.”
8But my eyes are fixed on you, Sovereign Lord;
in you I take refuge—do not give me over to death.
9Keep me safe from the traps set by evildoers,
from the snares they have laid for me.
10Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
while I pass by in safety.
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