Psalm 141
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| − | + | '''A psalm of David.''' | |
| − | + | 1. I call to you, Lord, come quickly to me; | |
| + | :hear me when I call to you. | ||
| − | + | 2. May my prayer be set before you like incense; | |
| − | + | :may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice. | |
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| − | + | 3. Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; | |
| − | 3 Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; | + | :keep watch over the door of my lips. |
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| − | 4 Do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil | + | 4. Do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil |
| − | + | :so that I take part in wicked deeds | |
| − | along with those who are evildoers; | + | :along with those who are evildoers; |
| − | + | :do not let me eat their delicacies. | |
| − | 5 Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness; | + | |
| − | + | 5. Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness; | |
| − | My head will not refuse it, | + | :let him rebuke me—that is oil on my head. |
| − | + | :My head will not refuse it, | |
| − | 6 Their rulers will be thrown down from the cliffs, | + | :for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers. |
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| − | 7 They will say, “As one plows and breaks up the earth, | + | 6. Their rulers will be thrown down from the cliffs, |
| − | + | :and the wicked will learn that my words were well spoken. | |
| − | 8 But my eyes are fixed on you, Sovereign Lord; | + | |
| − | + | 7. They will say, “As one plows and breaks up the earth, | |
| − | 9 Keep me safe from the traps set by evildoers, | + | :so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of the grave.” |
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| − | 10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, | + | 8. But my eyes are fixed on you, Sovereign Lord; |
| − | + | :in you I take refuge—do not give me over to death. | |
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| + | 9. Keep me safe from the traps set by evildoers, | ||
| + | :from the snares they have laid for me. | ||
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| + | 10. Let the wicked fall into their own nets, | ||
| + | :while I pass by in safety. | ||
Courtesy of Bible Gateway. | Courtesy of Bible Gateway. | ||
[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20141&version=NIV] | [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20141&version=NIV] | ||
