Psalms 141 — NETB

A psalm of David.

141Verse 1O Lord, I cry out to you. Come quickly to me!
Pay attention to me when I cry out to you!
^{Verse 2}May you accept my prayer like incense,
my uplifted hands like the evening offering!
^{Verse 3}O Lord, place a guard on my mouth!
Protect the opening of my lips!
^{Verse 4}Do not let me have evil desires,
or participate in sinful activities
with men who behave wickedly.
I will not eat their delicacies.
^{Verse 5}May the godly strike me in love and correct me!
May my head not refuse choice oil!
Indeed, my prayer is a witness against their evil deeds.
^{Verse 6}They will be thrown down the side of a cliff by their judges.
They will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.
^{Verse 7}As when one plows and breaks up the soil,
so our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
^{Verse 8}Surely I am looking to you, O sovereign Lord.
In you I take shelter.
Do not expose me to danger!
^{Verse 9}Protect me from the snare they have laid for me,
and the traps the evildoers have set.
^{Verse 10}Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
while I escape.