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December 6 - NT, Psalms & Proverbs
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Psalms 141-142
Chapter 141
An Evening Prayer for Sanctification and Protection.
1 LORD, I call upon You; (C1)hurry to me!
(C2)Listen to my voice when I call to You!
2 May my prayer be (F1)counted as (C1)incense before You;
The (C2)raising of my hands as the (C3)evening offering.
3 Set a (C1)guard, LORD, (F1)over my mouth;
Keep watch over the (C2)door of my lips.
4 (C1)Do not incline my heart to any evil thing,
To practice deeds (F1)of wickedness
With people who (C2)do wrong;
And (C3)may I not taste their delicacies.
5 May the (C1)righteous strike me with mercy and discipline me;
It is (C2)oil for the head;
My head shall not refuse it,
For my prayer (C3)is still against their evil deeds.
6 Their judges are (C1)thrown down by the sides of the rock,
And they hear my words, for they are pleasant.
7 As when one (C1)plows and breaks open the earth,
Our (C2)bones have been scattered at the (C3)mouth of (F1)Sheol.
8 For my (C1)eyes are toward You, (F1)GOD, the Lord;
In You I (C2)take refuge; (C3)do not (F2)leave me defenseless.
9 Keep me from the (F1)(C1)jaws of the trap which they have set for me,
And from the (C2)snares of those who do wrong.
10 May the wicked (C1)fall into their own nets,
While I pass by (F1)(C2)safely.
Chapter 142
Prayer for Help in Trouble.
1 I (C1)cry out with my voice to the LORD;
With my voice I (C2)implore the LORD for compassion.
2 I pour out my complaint before Him;
I declare my (C2)trouble before Him.
3 When (C1)my spirit felt weak within me,
You knew my path.
In the way where I walk
They have (C2)hidden a trap for me.
4 Look to the right and see;
For there is (C1)no one who regards me favorably;
(F1)There is no (C2)escape for me;
(C3)No one cares for my soul.
5 I cried out to You, LORD;
I said, "You are (C1)my refuge,
My (C2)portion in the (C3)land of the living.
6 "(C1)Give Your attention to my cry,
For I have been (C2)brought very low;
Rescue me from my persecutors,
For they are too (C3)strong for me.
7 "(C1)Bring my soul out of prison,
So that I may give thanks to Your name;
The righteous will surround me,
For You will (C2)look after me."
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