New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 141

An Evening Prayer for Sanctification and Protection.

A Psalm of David.

1O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,I callקְ֭רָאתִיךָKe.ra.ti.chaH7121upon You;hastenח֣וּשָׁהChu.shahH2363to me!Giveהַאֲזִ֥ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238earH238to my voiceק֝וֹלִ֗יko.LiH6963when I callבְּקָרְאִי־be.ka.re.'i-H7121to You!

2May my prayerתְּפִלָּתִ֣יte.fi.la.TiH8605becountedתִּכּ֤וֹןti.KonH3559asincenseקְטֹ֣רֶתke.To.retH7004beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440You; Theliftingמַֽשְׂאַ֥תmas.'AtH4864up of my handsכַּ֝פַּ֗יka.PaiH3709as theeveningעָֽרֶב׃'A.revH6153offeringמִנְחַת־min.chat-H4503.

3Setשִׁיתָ֣הshi.TahH7896aguardשָׁמְרָ֣הsha.me.RahH8108, O Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,over my mouthלְפִ֑יle.FiH6310;Keepנִ֝צְּרָ֗הni.tze.RahH5341watchH5341overעַל־'al-H5921thedoorH1800of my lipsשְׂפָתָֽי׃se.fa.TaiH8193.

4Do not inclineתַּט־tat-H5186my heartלִבִּ֨יli.BiH3820to any evilרָ֡עra'H7451thingלְדָבָ֪ר׀le.da.VarH1697,To practiceH5953deedsH5953of wickednessבְּרֶ֗שַׁעbe.Re.sha'H7562With menאִישִׁ֥ים'i.ShimH376whodoפֹּֽעֲלֵי־po.'a.lei-H6466iniquityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205; Anddo not let me eatאֶ֝לְחַ֗ם'el.ChamH3898of their delicaciesבְּמַנְעַמֵּיהֶֽם׃be.man.'a.mei.HemH4516.

5Let therighteousצַדִּ֨יק׀tza.DikH6662smiteיֶֽהֶלְמֵֽנִי־ye.hel.me.ni-H1986mein kindnessחֶ֡סֶדChe.sedH2617and reproveוְֽיוֹכִיחֵ֗נִיve.yo.khi.Che.niH3198me; It isoilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081upon the headרֹ֭אשׁroshH7218;Do not let my headרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218refuseיָנִ֣יya.NiH5106it,For stillע֥וֹדodH5750my prayerוּ֝תְפִלָּתִ֗יu.te.fi.la.TiH8605isagainst their wickedH7463deedsH7463.

6Their judgesשֹׁפְטֵיהֶ֑םsho.fe.tei.HemH8199arethrownH8058downH8058by the sidesבִֽידֵי־vi.dei-H3027of the rockסֶ֭לַעSe.la'H5553,And they hearוְשָׁמְע֥וּve.sha.me.'UH8085my wordsאֲ֝מָרַ֗י'a.ma.RaiH561,for they are pleasantנָעֵֽמוּ׃na.'E.muH5276.

7As when oneplowsפֹלֵ֣חַfo.Le.achH6398and breaksH1234openH1234the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, Ourbonesעֲ֝צָמֵ֗ינוּ'a.tza.Mei.nuH6106have been scatteredנִפְזְר֥וּnif.ze.RuH6340at themouthלְפִ֣יle.FiH6310ofSheolשְׁאֽוֹל׃she.'olH7585.

8For myeyesעֵינָ֑י'ei.NaiH5869are towardאֵלֶ֨יךָ׀'e.Lei.khaH413You, OGodH3068,the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136; In You Itakeחָ֝סִ֗יתִיcha.Si.tiH2620refugeH2620; do notleaveH6168me defenselessנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH6168 H5315.

9Keepשָׁמְרֵ֗נִיsha.me.Re.niH8104me from thejawsמִ֣ידֵיMi.deiH3027of the trapפַ֭חfachH6341which they have setיָ֣קְשׁוּYa.ke.shuH3369for me, And from thesnaresוּ֝מֹקְשׁ֗וֹתu.mo.ke.ShotH4170of those who doפֹּ֣עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205.

10Let the wickedרְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'ImH7563fallיִפְּל֣וּyi.pe.LuH5307into their own netsבְמַכְמֹרָ֣יוve.makh.mo.RavH4364,Whileעַֽד־'ad-H5704I passאֶעֱבֽוֹר׃'e.'e.VorH5674bysafelyיַ֥חַדYa.chadH3162.

An Evening Prayer for Sanctification and Protection.

A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 141