Psalms 141

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

1A Psalm, by David. O Jehovah, I have called Thee, haste to me, Give ear <FI>to<Fi> my voice when I call to Thee.

1 Jehovah, I have called upon thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I call unto thee.

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

2My prayer is prepared--incense before Thee, The lifting up of my hands--the evening present.

2 Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening oblation.

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

3Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips.

3 Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

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

4Incline not my heart to an evil thing, To do habitually actions in wickedness, With men working iniquity, Yea, I eat not of their pleasant things.

4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise deeds of wickedness with men that are workers of iniquity; and let me not eat of their dainties.

5Let 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.

5The righteous doth beat me <FI>in<Fi> kindness. And doth reprove me, Oil of the head my head disalloweth not, For still my prayer <FI>is<Fi> about their vexations.

5 Let the righteous smite me, it is kindness; and let him reprove me, it is an excellent oil which my head shall not refuse: for yet my prayer also is [for them] in their calamities.

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

6Their judges have been released by the sides of a rock, And they have heard my sayings, For they have been pleasant.

6 When their judges are thrown down from the rocks, they shall hear my words, for they are sweet.

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

7As one tilling and ripping up in the land, Have our bones been scattered at the command of Saul.

7 Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol, as when one cutteth and cleaveth [wood] upon the earth.

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

8But to Thee, O Jehovah, my Lord, <FI>are<Fi> mine eyes, In Thee I have trusted, Make not bare my soul.

8 For unto thee, Jehovah, Lord, are mine eyes; in thee do I trust: leave not my soul destitute.

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

9Keep me from the gin they laid for me, Even snares of workers of iniquity.

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

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

10The wicked fall in their nets together, till I pass over!

10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal pass over.