Psalms 141

Berean Standard Bible

Chapter summary

The psalmist calls upon the Lord, asking Him to listen quickly and receive his prayer as incense and an evening offering. He requests a guard over his mouth and asks that his heart avoid evil deeds and the delicacies of wicked men. He states that a righteous man's rebuke is an act of loving devotion and oil for his head, while noting that rulers will be thrown down from cliffs. Describing bones scattered at the mouth of Sheol like plowed soil, the speaker keeps his eyes fixed on God for refuge. Finally, he asks to be kept from hidden snares and lures, praying that the wicked fall into their own nets while he passes by safely.

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¹I call upon You, O LORD; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to You. ²May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering. ³Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips. ⁴Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies. ⁵Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked. ⁶When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasant. ⁷As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol. ⁸But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless. ⁹Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers. ¹⁰Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.

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