Psalm 141

A Psalm of David.

1  Lord, I cry unto thee: aMake haste unto me;

Give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.

2  Let bmy prayer be †set forth before thee as bincense;

And cthe lifting up of my hands as dthe evening sacrifice.

3  Set ea watch, O Lord, before my mouth;

eKeep the door of my lips.

4  fIncline not my heart to any evil thing,

To practise wicked works with men that gwork iniquity:

And hlet me not eat of their dainties.

5  i||Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness:

And let him reprove me; it shall be an kexcellent oil,

Which shall not break my head:

For yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.

6  When ltheir judges are overthrown in stony places,

lThey shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

7  mOur bones are scattered nat the grave’s mouth,

As when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.

8  But omine eyes are unto thee, O God the Lord:

pIn thee is my trust; †leave not my soul destitute.

9  Keep me from qthe snares which they have laid for me,

And the rgins of gthe workers of iniquity.

10  Let the wicked sfall into their own nets,

Whilst that I withal †escape.

Psalm 142

||Maschil of David; A Prayer *when he was in the cave.

1  aI cried unto the Lord with my voice;

With my voice unto the Lord did I bmake my supplication.

2  I cpoured out my dcomplaint before him;

I shewed before him my trouble.

3  When emy spirit was overwhelmed within me,

Then thou knewest my path.

In the way wherein I walked

Have they fprivily laid a snare for me.

4  g||I looked on my hright hand, and beheld,

But there was no man that would iknow me:

Refuge †failed me;

†No man cared for my soul.

5  I cried unto thee, O Lord:

kI said, Thou art my lrefuge

And mmy portion nin the land of the living.

6  oAttend unto my cry;

pFor I am brought very low:

Deliver me from my persecutors;

qFor they are stronger than I.

7  rBring my soul out of prison,

That I may praise thy name:

The righteous shall compass me about;

For thou shalt sdeal bountifully with me.

Psalm 143

A Psalm of David.

1  Hear my prayer, O Lord,

aGive ear to my supplications:

bIn thy faithfulness answer me, and bin thy righteousness.

2  And center not into judgment with thy servant:

For din thy sight shall no man living be justified.

3  For the enemy hath persecuted my soul;

He hath smitten my life down to the ground;

He hath made me to dwell ein darkness, as those that have been long dead.

4  Therefore fis my spirit overwhelmed within me;

My heart within me gis desolate.

5  hI remember ithe days of old;

I meditate on all thy jkworks;

I muse on kthe work of thy hands.

6  lI stretch forth my hands unto thee:

mMy soul nthirsteth after thee, oas a thirsty land. Selah.

7  pHear me speedily, O Lord: qmy spirit faileth:

prHide not thy face from me,

s||Lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

8  Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness tin the morning;

For uin thee do I trust:

wCause me to know the way wherein I should walk;

For xI lift up my soul unto thee.

9  yDeliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies:

I †flee unto thee to hide me.

10  zTeach me to do athy will; for thou art my God:

bThy spirit is good; clead me into dthe land of uprightness.

11  eQuicken me, O Lord, ffor thy name’s sake:

For thy righteousness’ sake gbring my soul out of trouble.

12  And of thy mercy hcut off mine enemies,

And destroy all them that afflict my soul:

For iI am thy servant.