Psalm 141
1 Lord, I cry out to You;
Prayer for Safekeeping from WickednessA Psalm of David. Make haste to me! Give ear to my voice when I cry out to You.
2 Let my prayer be set before You as incense, The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.3 Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.4 Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, To practice wicked works With men who work iniquity; And do not let me eat of their delicacies.5 Let the righteous strike me; It shall be a kindness. And let him rebuke me; It shall be as excellent oil; Let my head not refuse it. For still my prayer is against the deeds of the wicked.6 Their judges are overthrown by the sides of the cliff, And they hear my words, for they are sweet.7 Our bones are scattered at the mouth of the grave, As when one plows and breaks up the earth.8 But my eyes are upon You, O God the Lord; In You I take refuge; Do not leave my soul destitute.9 Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, And from the traps of the workers of iniquity.10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, While I escape safely.
PSALMS 141
A Prayer //for the [Lord]'s Protection
1 I pray to you, [Lord]!
Please listen when I pray
and hurry to help me.
2 t Think of my prayer
as sweet-smelling incense,
and think of my lifted hands
as an evening sacrifice.
3 Help me to guard my words
whenever I say something.
4 Don't let me want to do evil
or waste my time doing wrong
with wicked people.
Don't let me even taste
the good things they offer.
5 Let your faithful people
correct and punish me.
My prayers condemn the deeds
of those who do wrong,
so don't let me be friends
with any of them.
6 Everyone will admit
that I was right
when their rulers are thrown
down a rocky cliff,
7 and their bones lie scattered
like crushed rocks
on top of a grave.t
8 You are my [Lord] and God,
and I look to you for safety.
Don't let me be harmed.
9 Protect me from the traps
of those violent people,
10 and make them fall
into their own traps
while you help me escape.