Psalm 141

New King James Version

Prayer for Safekeeping from Wickedness

A Psalm of David.

141 Lord, I cry out to You;
Make haste to me!
Give ear to my voice when I cry out to You.
²Let my prayer be set before You ^(A)as incense,
^(B)The lifting up of my hands as ^(C)the evening sacrifice.

³Set a guard, O Lord, over my ^(D)mouth;
Keep watch over the door of my lips.
⁴Do not incline my heart to any evil thing,
To practice wicked works
With men who work iniquity;
^(E)And do not let me eat of their delicacies.

⁵^(F)Let the righteous strike me;
It shall be a kindness.
And let him rebuke me;
It shall be as excellent oil;
Let my head not refuse it.

For still my prayer is against the deeds of the wicked.
⁶Their judges are overthrown by the sides of the ^[a]cliff,
And they hear my words, for they are sweet.
⁷Our bones are scattered at the mouth of the grave,
As when one plows and breaks up the earth.

⁸But ^(G)my eyes are upon You, O God the Lord;
In You I take refuge;
^[b]Do not leave my soul destitute.
⁹Keep me from ^(H)the snares they have laid for me,
And from the traps of the workers of iniquity.
¹⁰^(I)Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
While I escape safely.