Psalms 141-142 - ESV Online

PSALMS 141-142

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Give Ear to My Voice

A Psalm of David.
141:1

O Lord, I call upon you; hasten to me!

Give ear to my voice when I call to you! 2

Let my prayer be counted as incense before you,

and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice!
3

Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;

keep watch over the door of my lips! 4

Do not let my heart incline to any evil,

to busy myself with wicked deeds

in company with men who work iniquity,

and let me not eat of their delicacies!
5

Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness;

let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head;

let my head not refuse it.

Yet my prayer is continually against their evil deeds. 6

When their judges are thrown over the cliff,

then they shall hear my words, for they are pleasant. 7

As when one plows and breaks up the earth,

so shall our bones be scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
8

But my eyes are toward you, O God, my Lord;

in you I seek refuge; leave me not defenseless! 9

Keep me from the trap that they have laid for me

and from the snares of evildoers! 10

Let the wicked fall into their own nets,

while I pass by safely. You Are My Refuge

A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A Prayer.
142:1

With my voice I cry out to the Lord;

with my voice I plead for mercy to the Lord. 2

I pour out my complaint before him;

I tell my trouble before him.
3

When my spirit faints within me,

you know my way!

In the path where I walk

they have hidden a trap for me. 4

Look to the right and see:

there is none who takes notice of me;

no refuge remains to me;

no one cares for my soul.
5

I cry to you, O Lord;

I say, “You are my refuge,

my portion in the land of the living.” 6

Attend to my cry,

for I am brought very low!

Deliver me from my persecutors,

for they are too strong for me! 7

Bring me out of prison,

that I may give thanks to your name!

The righteous will surround me,

for you will deal bountifully with me.

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