Psalm 141 - Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)

Psalm 141

A Psalm of David.

1 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.(A)

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.(B)

6 When their rulers are overthrown in stony places, [their followers] shall hear my words, that they are sweet (pleasant, mild, and just).

7 The unburied bones [of slaughtered rulers] shall lie scattered at the mouth of Sheol, [as unregarded] as the lumps of soil behind the plowman when he breaks open the ground.(C)

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.

Cross references

  1. Psalm 141:2 : I Tim. 2:8; Rev. 8:3, 4.
  2. Psalm 141:5 : Prov. 9:8; 19:25; 25:12; Gal. 6:1.
  3. Psalm 141:7 : II Cor. 1:9.