A Psalm of David.
1Jehovah,Ihavecalledקְ֭רָאתִיךָKe.ra.ti.chaH7121uponthee;makehaste untome:Giveהַאֲזִ֥ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238earH238untomyvoiceק֝וֹלִ֗יko.LiH6963,whenIcallבְּקָרְאִי־be.ka.re.'i-H7121unto thee. 2Letmyprayerתְּפִלָּתִ֣יte.fi.la.TiH8605besetforthasincenseקְטֹ֣רֶתke.To.retH7004beforethee;Theliftingupofmyhandsכַּ֝פַּ֗יka.PaiH3709astheeveningעָֽרֶב׃'A.revH6153sacrifice. 3Setשִׁיתָ֣הshi.TahH7896awatchנִ֝צְּרָ֗הni.tze.RahH5341,OJehovah,beforemymouthלְפִ֑יle.FiH6310;KeepH5341thedoorדַּ֥לdalH1817ofmylipsשְׂפָתָֽי׃se.fa.TaiH8193. 4InclineH5186notmyheartלִבִּ֨יli.BiH3820toanyevilרָ֡עra'H7451thingH1697,TopractisedeedsH5949ofwickednessבְּרֶ֗שַׁעbe.Re.sha'H7562WithmenH376thatworkiniquity:Andletmenoteatאֶ֝לְחַ֗ם'el.ChamH3898oftheirdainties. 5Lettherighteousצַדִּ֨יק׀tza.DikH6662smiteme,itshallbeakindness;AndlethimreproveH3198me,itshallbeasoilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081upontheheadרֹ֭אשׁroshH7218;Letnotmyheadרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218refuseit:ForevenintheirwickednessH7451shallmyprayerוּ֝תְפִלָּתִ֗יu.te.fi.la.TiH8605continue. 6TheirjudgesH8199arethrowndownbythesidesoftherockסֶ֭לַעSe.la'H5553;Andtheyshallhearוְשָׁמְע֥וּve.sha.me.'UH8085mywordsאֲ֝מָרַ֗י'a.ma.RaiH561;fortheyaresweet. 7Aswhenoneplowethandcleaveththeearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,OurbonesH6106arescatteredנִפְזְר֥וּnif.ze.RuH6340atthemouthלְפִ֣יle.FiH6310ofSheolשְׁאֽוֹל׃she.'olH7585. 8Formineeyesעֵינָ֑י'ei.NaiH5869areunto thee,OJehovahtheLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136:IntheedoItakeחָ֝סִ֗יתִיcha.Si.tiH2620refugeH2620;leavenotmysoulH5315destitute. 9Keepשָׁמְרֵ֗נִיsha.me.Re.niH8104mefromthesnareH4170whichtheyhavelaidforme,Andfromtheginsoftheworkersofiniquity. 10Letthewickedרְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'ImH7563fallיִפְּל֣וּyi.pe.LuH5307intotheirown nets, WhilstthatIwithal escape. Commentaries on Psalms 141
American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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