Psa 141 | RLT | STEP | A Psalm of David . Yhwh , I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice , when I cry unto thee.

‏ Psalms 141

PSAL. CXLI.

A Psalm of David.

1 Yhwh, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto 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 Yhwh, 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 mine eyes are unto thee, O Yhwh the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute. ^{▼▼ leave…: Heb. make not my soul bare.} 9 Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity. 10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape. ^{▼▼ escape: Heb. pass over.}