Psalm 141

Psalm 141

PROTECTION FROM SIN AND SINNERS

A psalm of David.

1 Lord, I call on you; hurry to help me.

Listen to my voice when I call on you.q

2 May my prayer be set before you as incense,r

the raising of my hands as the evening offering.s

3 Lord, set up a guard for my mouth;

keep watch at the door of my lips.t

4 Do not let my heart turn to any evil thing

or perform wicked acts with evildoers.

Do not let me feast on their delicacies.u

5 Let the righteous one strike me—

it is an act of faithful love;

let him rebuke me—

it is oil for my head;

let meD not refuse it.v

Even now my prayer is against

the evil acts of the wicked.E,w

6 When their rulersF will be thrown off

the sides of a cliff,

the peopleG will listen to my words,

for they are pleasing.x

7 As when one plows and breaks up the soil,

turning up rocks,

so ourH bones have been scattered

at the mouth of Sheol.y

8 But my eyes look to you, Lord, my Lord.

I seek refuge in you; do not let me die.I,z

9 Protect me from the trap they have set for me,

and from the snares of evildoers.aa

10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets,

while I pass by safely.ab