Psalms141

David earnestly cries to the Lord, seeking swift hearing and acceptance of his prayer as a sacrifice. He asks for divine guardianship over his speech and heart, lest he be drawn to evil or partake in the ways of the wicked. Trusting in God, he seeks deliverance from their snares, praying that the wicked themselves fall into their own traps while he escapes.

Invocation and Prayer as Sacrifice

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A Psalm, by David. O Jehovah, I have called Thee, haste to me, Give ear to my voice when I call to Thee.
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My prayer is prepared--incense before Thee, The lifting up of my hands--the evening present.

Guarding the Mouth and Heart

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Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips.
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Incline not my heart to an evil thing, To do habitually actions in wickedness, With men working iniquity, Yea, I eat not of their pleasant things.

The Value of Righteous Rebuke

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The righteous doth beat me in kindness. And doth reprove me, Oil of the head my head disalloweth not, For still my prayer is about their vexations.
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Their judges have been released by the sides of a rock, And they have heard my sayings, For they have been pleasant.
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As one tilling and ripping up in the land, Have our bones been scattered at the command of Saul.

A Plea for Final Deliverance

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But to Thee, O Jehovah, my Lord, are mine eyes, In Thee I have trusted, Make not bare my soul.
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Keep me from the gin they laid for me, Even snares of workers of iniquity.
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The wicked fall in their nets together, till I pass over!
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