Psalm 141

Psalm 141

A Psalm of David.

¹Lord, I cry out to You;

Make haste to me!

Give ear to my voice when I cry out to You.

²Let my prayer be set before You ^aas incense,

^bThe lifting up of my hands as ^cthe evening sacrifice.

³Set a guard, O Lord, over my ^dmouth;

Keep watch over the door of my lips.

⁴Do not incline my heart to any evil thing,

To practice wicked works

With men who work iniquity;

^eAnd do not let me eat of their delicacies.

^5fLet the righteous strike me;

It shall be a kindness.

And let him rebuke me;

It shall be as excellent oil;

Let my head not refuse it.

For still my prayer is against the deeds of the wicked.

⁶Their judges are overthrown by the sides of the ¹cliff,

And they hear my words, for they are sweet.

⁷Our bones are scattered at the mouth of the grave,

As when one plows and breaks up the earth.

⁸But ^gmy eyes are upon You, O God the Lord;

In You I take refuge;

²Do not leave my soul destitute.

⁹Keep me from ^hthe snares they have laid for me,

And from the traps of the workers of iniquity.

¹⁰ⁱLet the wicked fall into their own nets,

While I escape safely.