Psalm 141

Psalm 141

A psalm of David.

I call to you, Lord, come quickly^a to me;

hear me^b when I call to you.

May my prayer be set before you like incense;^c

may the lifting up of my hands^d be like the evening sacrifice.^e

Set a guard over my mouth,^f Lord;

keep watch over the door of my lips.^g

Do not let my heart^h be drawn to what is evil

so that I take part in wicked deedsⁱ

along with those who are evildoers;

do not let me eat of their delicacies.^j

Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness;

let him rebuke me^k—that is oil on my head.^l

My head will not refuse it,

for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers.

Their rulers will be thrown down from the cliffs,^m

and the wicked will learn that my words were well spoken.

They will say, “As one plowsⁿ and breaks up the earth,^o

so our bones have been scattered at the mouth^p of the grave.”

But my eyes are fixed^q on you, Sovereign Lord;

in you I take refuge^r—do not give me over to death.

Keep me safe^s from the traps set by evildoers,^t

from the snares^u they have laid for me.

Let the wicked fall^v into their own nets,

while I pass by in safety.^w