Psalms 141
141
Psalm 141
A psalm by David.
1O Lord, I cry out to you, “Come quickly.”
Open your ears to me when I cry out to you.
2Let my prayer be accepted
as sweet-smelling incense in your presence.
Let the lifting up of my hands in prayer be accepted
as an evening sacrifice.
3O Lord, set a guard at my mouth.
Keep watch over the door of my lips.
4Do not let me be persuaded to do anything evil
or to become involved with wickedness,
with people who are troublemakers.
Do not let me taste their delicacies.
5A righteous person may strike me or correct me out of kindness.
It is like lotion for my head.
My head will not refuse it,
because my prayer is directed against evil deeds.
6When their judges are thrown off a cliff,
they will listen to what I have to say.
It will sound pleasant ⌞to them⌟.
7As someone plows and breaks up the ground,
so our bones will be planted at the mouth of the grave.
8My eyes look to you, Lord Almighty.
I have taken refuge in you.
Do not leave me defenseless.
9Keep me away from the trap they set for me
and from the traps set by troublemakers.
10Let wicked people fall into their own nets,
while I escape unharmed.
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Psalms 141
141
Protection from Sin and Sinners
A Davidic psalm.
1Lord, I call on You; hurry to help me.
Listen to my voice when I call on You. # Ps 22:19; 38:22; 70:5
2May my prayer be set before You as incense, # Ex 30:8
the raising of my hands as the evening offering. # Lk 1:10; Rv 5:8; 8:3-4
3Lord, set up a guard for my mouth;
keep watch at the door of my lips. # Ps 34:13; 39:1; Pr 13:3; Mc 7:5
4Do not let my heart turn to any evil thing
or perform wicked acts
with men who commit sin.
Do not let me feast on their delicacies. # Ps 119:36; Pr 23:6; Is 32:6
5Let the righteous one strike me —
it is an act of faithful love;
let him rebuke me —
it is oil for my head;
let me # Lit my head not refuse it. # Ec 7:5; Gl 6:1
Even now my prayer is against
the evil acts of the wicked. # Lit of them # Ps 109:4
6When their rulers # Or judges will be thrown off
the sides of a cliff,
the people # Lit cliff, and they will listen to my words,
for they are pleasing. # 2Ch 25:12
7As when one plows and breaks up the soil,
turning up rocks,
so our # DSS reads my ; some LXX mss, Syr read their bones have been scattered
at the mouth of Sheol. # Ps 53:5; 88:3-5
8But my eyes look to You, Lord God.
I seek refuge in You; do not let me die. # Or not pour out my life # Ps 7:1; 57:1; 144:2
9Protect me from # Lit from the hands of the trap they have set for me,
and from the snares of evildoers. # Ps 38:12; 140:5
10Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
while I pass by safely. # Ps 7:15; 35:8; 57:6
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