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Psalms 141 (AMP)

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¹ A Psalm of David. LORD, I call upon You; hasten to me. Give ear to my voice when I cry to You. ² Let my prayer be set forth as incense before You, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. ³ Set a guard, O Lord, before my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips. ⁴ Incline my heart not to submit or consent to any evil thing or to be occupied in deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity; and let me not eat of their dainties. ⁵ Let the righteous man smite and correct me--it is a kindness. Oil so choice let not my head refuse or discourage; for even in their evils or calamities shall my prayer continue. ⁶ When their rulers are overthrown in stony places, shall hear my words, that they are sweet (pleasant, mild, and just). ⁷ The unburied bones shall lie scattered at the mouth of Sheol, as the lumps of soil behind the plowman when he breaks open the ground. ⁸ But my eyes are toward You, O God the Lord; in You do I trust and take refuge; pour not out my life nor leave it destitute and bare. ⁹ Keep me from the trap which they have laid for me, and the snares of evildoers. ¹⁰ Let the wicked fall together into their own nets, while I pass over them and escape.