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New American Standard Bible (1995)
Psalms 141
An Evening Prayer for Sanctification and Protection.
A Psalm of David.
1 O Lord, I call upon You; (a)hasten to me!
(b)Give ear to my voice when I call to You!
2 May my prayer be [a]counted as (c)incense before You;
The (d)lifting up of my hands as the (e)evening offering.
3 Set a (f)guard, O Lord, [b]over my mouth;
Keep watch over the (g)door of my lips.
4 (h)Do not incline my heart to any evil thing,
To practice deeds [c]of wickedness
With men who (i)do iniquity;
And (j)do not let me eat of their delicacies.
5 Let the (k)righteous smite me [d]in kindness and reprove me;
It is (l)oil upon the head;
Do not let my head refuse it,
[e]For still my prayer (m)is [f]against their wicked deeds.
6 Their judges are (n)thrown down by the sides of the rock,
And they hear my words, for they are pleasant.
7 As when one (o)plows and breaks open the earth,
Our (p)bones have been scattered at the (q)mouth of [g]Sheol.
8 For my (r)eyes are toward You, O [h]God, the Lord;
In You I (s)take refuge; (t)do not [i]leave me defenseless.
9 Keep me from the [j](u)jaws of the trap which they have set for me,
And from the (v)snares of those who do iniquity.
10 Let the wicked (w)fall into their own nets,
While I pass by [k](x)safely.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
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