Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 141

(Psalm 70:1–5)

A Psalm of David.

1I call upon You, O LORD; come quickly to me.Hear my voice when I call to You.2May my prayer be set before You like incense;my uplifted hands, like the evening offering.

3Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth;keep watch at the door of my lips.4Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thingor take part in works of wickednesswith men who do iniquity;let me not feast on their delicacies.

5Let the righteous man strike me;let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion.It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it.For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.6When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs,the people will listen to my words,for they are pleasant.7As when one plows and breaks up the soil,so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

8But my eyes are fixed on You,O GOD the Lord.In You I seek refuge;do not leave my soul defenseless.19Keep me from the snares they have laid for me,and from the lures of evildoers.10Let the wicked fall into their own nets,while I pass by in safety.

Notes

1. Psalms 141:8 Or do not pour out my life or do not give me over to death ↩

(Psalm 70:1–5)

A Psalm of David.

Notes

Commentaries on Psalms 141