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141:1  A psalm of David. Lord, I ·call [pray] to you. Come quickly to me. ·Listen to me [L Give ear to my voice] when I ·call [pray] to you.
141:2  Let my prayer be like incense placed before you [Ex. 30:7–8; Rev. 5:8], and ·my praise [L the lifting of my hands] like the evening sacrifice.
141:3  Lord, ·help me control my tongue [L set a guard on my mouth]; ·help me be careful about what I say [L keep watch on the door of my mouth; Prov. 13:3; 21:23; James 3:1–12].
141:4  ·Take away my desire to do evil [L Don’t incline my heart to an evil matter] or to join others in doing wrong. Don’t let me eat tasty food with those who do evil.
141:5  If a ·good [righteous] person ·punished [L hit] me, that would be ·kind [an act of loyalty]. If he corrected me, that would be like perfumed oil on my head. ·I [L My head] shouldn’t refuse it. But I pray against those who do evil.
141:6  Let their ·leaders [judges] be thrown down the cliffs. Then people will ·know that I have spoken correctly [L listen to my words for they are pleasant]:
141:7  “·The ground [or The rock; L Like it] is plowed and broken up. In the same way, our bones have been scattered at the ·grave [L mouth of Sheol; C the grave or the underworld].”
141:8  God, ·I look to you for help [L my eyes are to you]. I ·trust [find refuge] in you, Lord. Don’t let ·me die [L my life pour out].
141:9  ·Protect [Guard; Keep] me from the traps they set for me and from the net that evil people have spread.
141:10  Let the wicked fall into their own nets, but let me pass by safely.