1 L ord, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.

2 L et my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

3 S et a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

4 I ncline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

5 L et the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.

6 W hen their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

7 O ur bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.

8 B ut mine eyes are unto thee, O God the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.

9 K eep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.

10 L et the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.