Psa 141 | ESV | STEP | A Psalm of David . O Lord , I call upon you; hasten to me! Give ear to my voice when I call to you!

Psalms 141

Give Ear to My Voice

A Psalm of David.

1 O Lord, I call upon you; ^ahasten to me!
Give ear to my voice when I call to you!
2 Let ^bmy prayer be counted as incense before you,
and ^cthe lifting up of my hands as ^dthe evening sacrifice!
3 ^eSet a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;
^fkeep watch over the door of my lips!
4 ^gDo not let my heart incline to any evil,
to busy myself with wicked deeds
in company with men who ^hwork iniquity,
and ⁱlet me not eat of their delicacies!
5 ^jLet a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness;
let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head;
let my head not refuse it.
Yet ^kmy prayer is continually against their evil deeds.
6 When their judges are ^lthrown over the cliff, ^{▼▼Or When their judges fall into the hands of the Rock}
then they shall hear my words, for they are pleasant.
7 As when one plows and breaks up the earth,
so shall our bones ⁿbe scattered at the mouth of Sheol. ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew in verses 6, 7 is uncertain}
8 But ^pmy eyes are toward you, O God, my Lord;
^qin you I seek refuge; leave me not defenseless! ^{▼▼Hebrew refuge; do not pour out my life!}
9 Keep me from ^sthe trap that they have laid for me
and from the snares of evildoers!
10 Let the wicked ^tfall into their own nets,
while I pass by safely.