Psa 141 | RWebs | STEP | A Psalm of David . LORD , I cry to thee: make haste to me; give ear to my voice , when I cry to thee.

Psalms 141

A Psalm of David.

LORD, I cry to thee: make haste to me; give ear to my voice, when I cry to thee. 2 Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. ^{▼▼set...: Heb. directed} 3 Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. 4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

5 Let 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. ^{▼▼me; it shall be a...: or, me kindly, and reprove me; let not their precious oil break, etc} 6 When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet. 7 Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth. 8 But my eyes are to thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute. ^{▼▼leave...: Heb. make not my soul bare} 9 Keep me from the traps which they have laid for me, and the snares of the workers of iniquity. 10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I escape. ^{▼▼escape: Heb. pass over}