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Psalm 141 - New International Version, 2011 bible

Psalm 141

¹A psalm of David. [1] I call to you, LORD, come quickly to me; hear me when I call to you.

²May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.

³Set a guard over my mouth, LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips.

⁴Do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil so that I take part in wicked deeds along with those who are evildoers; do not let me eat their delicacies.

⁵Let a righteous man strike me — that is a kindness; let him rebuke me — that is oil on my head. My head will not refuse it, for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers.

⁶Their rulers will be thrown down from the cliffs, and the wicked will learn that my words were well spoken.

⁷They will say, “As one plows and breaks up the earth, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of the grave.”

⁸But my eyes are fixed on you, Sovereign LORD; in you I take refuge — do not give me over to death.

⁹Keep me safe from the traps set by evildoers, from the snares they have laid for me.

¹⁰Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.