Psalms 141 — TOJB

141Verse 1(Mizmor of Dovid)1Hashem, I cry unto Thee; make haste unto me;
give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto Thee.
^{Verse 2}Let my tefillah be set forth before Thee like ketoret;
and the lifting up of my hands as the minchat erev.^{Verse 3}Be shomer, Hashem, over my mouth;
guard the door of my lips.
^{Verse 4}Let not my lev incline to any evil thing,
to practice wicked works
with men that work iniquity;
and let me not eat of their dainties.^{Verse 5}Let the tzaddik strike me; it shall be chesed;
and let him reprove me; it shall be shemen,
which my rosh shall not refuse;
for still shall my tefillah be against their evil deeds.
^{Verse 6}Their shofetim are overthrown in stony places;
they hear my words; for they are pleasant.
^{Verse 7}Atzameinu (our bones) are scattered at the mouth of Sheol,
as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon ha'aretz.^{Verse 8}But mine eyes are unto Thee, Hashem Adonoi;
in Thee do I take refuge; leave not my nefesh defenseless.
^{Verse 9}Keep me from the pach (snare, trap) which they have laid for me,
and the traps of the workers of iniquity.
^{Verse 10}Let the resha'im fall into their own nets,
while I escape safely.