Psalm 141

Psalm 141

An Evening Prayer for Sanctification and Protection.

A Psalm of David.

    ¹O LORD, I call upon You; ^(A)hasten to me!
         ^(B)Give ear to my voice when I call to You!
    ²May my prayer be counted as ^(C)incense before You;
         The ^(D)lifting up of my hands as the ^(E)evening offering.
    ³Set a ^(F)guard, O LORD, over my mouth;
         Keep watch over the ^(G)door of my lips.
    ^4(H)Do not incline my heart to any evil thing,
         To practice deeds of wickedness
         With men who ^(I)do iniquity;
         And ^(J)do not let me eat of their delicacies.
    ⁵Let the ^(K)righteous smite me in kindness and reprove me;
         It is ^(L)oil upon the head;
         Do not let my head refuse it,
         For still my prayer ^(M)is against their wicked deeds.
    ⁶Their judges are ^(N)thrown down by the sides of the rock,
         And they hear my words, for they are pleasant.
    ⁷As when one ^(O)plows and breaks open the earth,
         Our ^(P)bones have been scattered at the ^(Q)mouth of Sheol.
    ⁸For my ^(R)eyes are toward You, O GOD, the Lord;
         In You I ^(S)take refuge; ^(T)do not leave me defenseless.
    ⁹Keep me from the ^(U)jaws of the trap which they have set for me,
         And from the ^(V)snares of those who do iniquity.
    ¹⁰Let the wicked ^(W)fall into their own nets,
         While I pass by ^(X)safely.