Psalm 141 ~ Psalm 141

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1 Y ahweh, I have called on you. Come to me quickly! Listen to my voice when I call to you.

¶ LORD, I have called unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.

2 L et my prayer be set before you like incense; the lifting up of my hands like the evening sacrifice.

Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense, the gift of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

3 S et a watch, Yahweh, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

Set a watch, O LORD, upon my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

4 D on’t incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. Don’t let me eat of their delicacies.

Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to do works with ungodliness with the men that work iniquity, and let me not eat of their dainties.

5 L et the righteous strike me, it is kindness; let him reprove me, it is like oil on the head; don’t let my head refuse it; Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds.

¶ Let the righteous smite me in mercy, and let him reprove me: and let not a flattering evil prince anoint my head, for my prayer shall ever be against his evil.

6 T heir judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock. They will hear my words, for they are well spoken.

Their judges shall be thrown down from strong places; they shall hearken unto my words; for they are sweet.

7 As when one plows and breaks up the earth, our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.”

Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol, as when one cuts and cleaves wood upon the earth.

8 F or my eyes are on you, Yahweh, the Lord. In you, I take refuge. Don’t leave my soul destitute.

Therefore mine eyes look unto thee, O GOD the Lord; in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.

9 K eep me from the snare which they have laid for me, from the traps of the workers of iniquity.

Keep me from the hands of the snare which they have laid for me, and from the snares of the workers of iniquity.

10 L et the wicked fall together into their own nets, while I pass by.

Let the wicked fall together into their own nets, whilst I pass on ahead forever.