| 1 | Lord, I call upon You; hasten to me. Give ear to my voice when I cry to You. |
| 2 | Let my prayer be set forth as incense before You, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. |
| 3 | Set a guard, O Lord, before my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips. |
| 4 | Incline my heart not to submit
or
consent to any evil thing or to be occupied in deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity; and let me not eat of their dainties. |
| 5 | Let the righteous man smite and correct me—it is a kindness. Oil so choice let not my head refuse
or
discourage; for even in their evils
or
calamities shall my prayer continue. |
| 6 | When their rulers are overthrown in stony places, [their followers] shall hear my words, that they are sweet (pleasant, mild, and just). |
| 7 | The unburied bones [of slaughtered rulers] shall lie scattered at the mouth of Sheol, [as unregarded] as the lumps of soil behind the plowman when he breaks open the ground. |
| 8 | But my eyes are toward You, O God the Lord; in You do I trust
and
take refuge; pour not out my life
nor
leave it destitute
and
bare. |
| 9 | Keep me from the trap which they have laid for me, and the snares of evildoers. |
| 10 | Let the wicked fall together into their own nets, while I pass over them
and
escape. |
Cross references:
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Psalm 141:2 : I Tim. 2:8; Rev. 8:3, 4.
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Psalm 141:5 : Prov. 9:8; 19:25; 25:12; Gal. 6:1.
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Psalm 141:7 : II Cor. 1:9.
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