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Psalms 141
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949
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 Lord, I have made my cry to you; come to me quickly; give ear to my voice, when it goes up to you.
2My prayer is prepared--incense before Thee, The lifting up of my hands--the evening present.
2Let my prayer be ordered before you like a sweet smell; and let the lifting up of my hands be like the evening offering.
3Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips.
3O Lord, keep a watch over my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
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.
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.
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.
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.
6Their judges have been released by the sides of a rock, And they have heard my sayings, For they have been pleasant.
6When destruction comes to their judges by the side of the rock, they will give ear to my words, for they are sweet.
7As one tilling and ripping up in the land, Have our bones been scattered at the command of Saul.
7Our bones are broken up at the mouth of the underworld, as the earth is broken by the plough.
8But to Thee, O Jehovah, my Lord, <FI>are<Fi> mine eyes, In Thee I have trusted, Make not bare my soul.
8But my eyes are turned to you, O Lord God: my hope is in you; let not my soul be given up to death.