1.1 KiB
Psalm 141Protection from Sin and Sinners
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Lord, I call on you; hurry to help me. Listen to my voice when I call on you.
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May my prayer be set before you as incense, the raising of my hands as the evening offering.
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Lord, set up a guard for my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.
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Do not let my heart turn to any evil thing or perform wicked acts with evildoers. Do not let me feast on their delicacies.
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Let the righteous one strike me-- it is an act of faithful love; let him rebuke me-- it is oil for my head; let me not refuse it.
Even now my prayer is against the evil acts of the wicked.
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When their rulers will be thrown off the sides of a cliff, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasing.
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As when one plows and breaks up the soil, turning up rocks, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
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But my eyes look to you, Lord, my Lord. I seek refuge in you; do not let me die.
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Protect me from the trap they have set for me, and from the snares of evildoers.
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Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by safely.