Psa 141 | NASB2020 | STEP | A Psalm of David. Lord , I call upon You; hurry to me! Listen to my voice when I call to You!

‏ Psalms 141

An Evening Prayer for Sanctification and Protection.

A Psalm of David.

1 Lord, I call upon You; ^ahurry to me!
^bListen to my voice when I call to You!
2 May my prayer be ^{▼▼Lit fixed}counted as ^dincense before You;
The ^eraising of my hands as the ^fevening offering.
3 Set a ^gguard, Lord, ^{▼▼Lit to}over my mouth;
Keep watch over the ⁱdoor of my lips.
4 ^jDo not incline my heart to any evil thing,
To practice deeds ^{▼▼Lit in}of wickedness
With people who ^ldo wrong;
And ^mmay I not taste their delicacies.

5 May the ⁿrighteous strike me with mercy and discipline me;
It is ^ooil for the head;
My head shall not refuse it,
For my prayer ^pis still against their evil deeds.
6 Their judges are ^qthrown down by the sides of the rock,
And they hear my words, for they are pleasant.
7 As when one ^rplows and breaks open the earth,
Our ^sbones have been scattered at the ^tmouth of ^{▼▼I.e., the netherworld}Sheol.

8 For my ^veyes are toward You, ^{▼▼Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord}God, the Lord;
In You I ^xtake refuge; ^ydo not ^{▼▼Lit pour out my soul}leave me defenseless.
9 Keep me from the ^{▼▼Lit hands of the trap} ^abjaws of the trap which they have set for me,
And from the ^acsnares of those who do wrong.
10 May the wicked ^adfall into their own nets,
While I pass by ^{▼▼Lit altogether} ^afsafely.