Psalm 141 - New International Version (Anglicised)

Psalm 141

A psalm of David.

¹ I call to you, Lord, come quickly to me; hear me when I call to you.

² May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.

³ Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.

⁴ Do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil so that I take part in wicked deeds along with those who are evildoers; do not let me eat their delicacies.

⁵ Let a righteous man strike me – that is a kindness; let him rebuke me – that is oil on my head. My head will not refuse it, for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers.

⁶ Their rulers will be thrown down from the cliffs, and the wicked will learn that my words were well spoken.

⁷ They will say, ‘As one ploughs and breaks up the earth, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of the grave.’

⁸ But my eyes are fixed on you, Sovereign Lord; in you I take refuge – do not give me over to death.

⁹ Keep me safe from the traps set by evildoers, from the snares they have laid for me.

¹⁰ Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.