Psalms 141
141
An Evening Prayer
King David’s poetic song
1Please, Lord, come close and come quickly to help me!
Listen to my prayer as I call out to you.
2Let my prayer be as the evening sacrifice
that burns like fragrant incense, rising as my offering to you
as I lift up my hands in surrendered worship!
3God, give me grace to guard my lips # 141:3 The Septuagint reads “Set a fortress door before my lips.”
from speaking what is wrong.
4Guide me away from temptation and doing evil.
Save me from sinful habits and from keeping company
with those who are experts in evil.
Help me not to share in their sin in any way!
5When one of your godly ones corrects me
or one of your faithful ones rebukes me,
I will accept it like an honor I cannot refuse.
It will be as healing medicine that I swallow
without an offended heart.
Even if they are mistaken, I will continue to pray. # 141:5 This is one of most difficult verses to translate, with scholars divided over the meaning of the Hebrew text. Another translation could be “Don’t let the oil of the wicked anoint my head, for I pray continually against their wickedness.”
6When the leaders and judges are condemned,
falling upon the rocks of justice, # 141:6 See 2 Chron. 25:12.
then they’ll know my words to them were true!
7Like an earthquake splits open the earth,
so the world of hell will open its mouth
to swallow their scattered bones.
8But you are my Lord and my God; I only have eyes for you!
I hide myself in you, so don’t leave me defenseless.
9Protect me! Keep me from the traps of wickedness they set for me.
10Let them all stumble into their own traps
while I escape without a scratch!
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Psalm 141
An Evening Prayer for Sanctification and Protection.
A Psalm of David.
1Lord, I call upon You; hurry to me!
Listen to my voice when I call to You!
2May my prayer be #141:2 Lit fixedcounted as incense before You;
The raising of my hands as the evening offering.
3Set a guard, Lord, #141:3 Lit toover my mouth;
Keep watch over the door of my lips.
4Do not incline my heart to any evil thing,
To practice deeds #141:4 Lit inof wickedness
With people who do wrong;
And may I not taste their delicacies.
5¶May the righteous strike me with mercy and discipline me;
It is oil for the head;
My head shall not refuse it,
For my prayer is still against their evil deeds.
6Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock,
And they hear my words, for they are pleasant.
7As when one plows and breaks open the earth,
Our bones have been scattered at the mouth of #141:7 I.e., the netherworldSheol.
8¶For my eyes are toward You, #141:8 Heb YHWH, usually rendered LordGod, the Lord;
In You I take refuge; do not #141:8 Lit pour out my soulleave me defenseless.
9Keep me from the #141:9 Lit hands of the trapjaws of the trap which they have set for me,
And from the snares of those who do wrong.
10May the wicked fall into their own nets,
While I pass by #141:10 Lit altogethersafely.
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