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Psalms 141
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1[A Psalm] of instruction for David, when he was in the cave,—a Prayer.
1Lord, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.
2I cried to the Lord with my voice; with my voice I made supplication to the Lord.
2Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
3I will pour out before him my supplication: I will declare before him mine affliction.
3Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
4When my spirit was fainting within me, then thou knewest my paths; in the very way wherein I was walking, they hid a snare for me .
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 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.
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.
6I cried unto thee, O Lord, and said, Thou art my hope, my portion in the land of the living.
6When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
7Attend to my supplication, for I am brought very low; deliver me from them that persecute me; for they are stronger than I.
7Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.
8Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks to thy name, O Lord; the righteous shall wait for me, until thou recompense me.
8But mine eyes are unto thee, O God the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.