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Psalms 141
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1(142) [A Psalm] of instruction for David, when he was in the cave, —a Prayer. I cried to the Lord with my voice; with my voiceI made supplication to the Lord.
1Lord, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.
2I will pour out before him my supplication: I will declare before him my affliction.
2Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
3When my spirit was fainting within me, then you knew my paths; in the very way wherein I was walking, they hid a snare for me.
3Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
4I looked on [my] right hand, and behold, for there was none that noticed me; refuge failed me; and there was none that cared for my soul.
4Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
5I cried to you, O Lord, and said, You are my hope, my portion in the land of the living.
5Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
6Attend to my supplication, for I am brought very low; deliver me from them that persecute me; for they are stronger than I.
6When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
7Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name, O Lord; the righteous shall wait for me, until you recompense me.
7Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.