Psalms 141

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

1 Lord, I have made my cry to you; come to me quickly; give ear to my voice, when it goes up to you.

1Of understanding for David, A prayer when he was in the cave.

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

2Let my prayer be ordered before you like a sweet smell; and let the lifting up of my hands be like the evening offering.

2I cried to the Lord with my voice: with my voice I made supplication to the Lord.

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

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

3In his sight I pour out my prayer, and before him I declare my trouble:

4Incline not my heart to any evil thing, To practise deeds of wickedness With men that work iniquity: And let me not eat of their dainties.

4Keep my heart from desiring any evil thing, or from taking part in the sins of the evil-doers with men who do wrong: and let me have no part in their good things.

4When my spirit failed me, then thou knewest my paths. In this way wherein I walked, they have hidden a snare for me.

5Let the righteous smite me, it shall bea kindness; And let him reprove me, it shall be asoil upon the head; Let not my head refuse it: For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.

5Let the upright give me punishment; and let the god-fearing man put me in the right way; but I will not let the oil of sinners come on my head: when they do evil I will give myself to prayer.

5I looked on my right hand, and beheld, and there was no one that would know me. Flight hath failed me: and there is no one that hath regard to my soul.

6Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock; And they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

6When destruction comes to their judges by the side of the rock, they will give ear to my words, for they are sweet.

6I cried to thee, O Lord: I said: Thou art my hope, my portion in the land of the living.

7As when one ploweth and cleaveth the earth, Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

7Our bones are broken up at the mouth of the underworld, as the earth is broken by the plough.

7Attend to my supplication: for I am brought very low. Deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.

8For mine eyes are unto thee, O Jehovah the Lord: In thee do I take refuge; leave not my soul destitute.

8But my eyes are turned to you, O Lord God: my hope is in you; let not my soul be given up to death.

8Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the just wait for me, until thou reward me.

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

9Keep me from the net which they have put down for me, and from the designs of the workers of evil.

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

10Let the sinners be taken in the nets which they themselves have put down, while I go free.

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