Psalms 141 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 <V 140:1>A Psalm of David. O Lord, I have cried out to you, hear me. Attend to my voice, when I cry out to you. O LORD, I call upon you; hasten to me! Give ear to my voice when I call to you! A psalm of David. I call to you, LORD, come quickly to me; hear me when I call to you.
2 <V 140:2>Let my prayer be guided like incense in your sight: the lifting up of my hands, like the evening sacrifice. Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice! May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.
3 <V 140:3>O Lord, station a guard over my mouth and a door enclosing my lips. Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips! Set a guard over my mouth, LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips.
4 <V 140:4>Do not turn aside my heart to words of malice, to making excuses for sins, with men who work iniquity; and I will not communicate, even with the best of them. Do not let my heart incline to any evil, to busy myself with wicked deeds in company with men who work iniquity, and let me not eat of their delicacies! Do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil so that I take part in wicked deeds along with those who are evildoers; do not let me eat their delicacies.
5 <V 140:5>The just one will correct me with mercy, and he will rebuke me. But do not allow the oil of the sinner to fatten my head. For my prayer will still be toward their good will. Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness; let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head; let my head not refuse it. Yet my prayer is continually against their evil deeds. Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness; let him rebuke me—that is oil on my head. My head will not refuse it, for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers.
6 <V 140:6>Their judges have been engulfed, joined to the rocks. They will hear my words, which have prevailed, When their judges are thrown over the cliff, then they shall hear my words, for they are pleasant. Their rulers will be thrown down from the cliffs, and the wicked will learn that my words were well spoken.
7 <V 140:7>as when the lava of the earth has erupted above ground. Our bones have been scattered beside Hell. As when one plows and breaks up the earth, so shall our bones be scattered at the mouth of Sheol. They will say, “As one plows and breaks up the earth, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of the grave.”
8 <V 140:8>For Lord, O Lord, my eyes look to you. In you, I have hoped. Do not take away my soul. But my eyes are toward you, O GOD, my Lord; in you I seek refuge; leave me not defenseless! But my eyes are fixed on you, Sovereign LORD; in you I take refuge—do not give me over to death.
9 <V 140:9>Protect me from the snare that they have set up for me and from the scandals of those who work iniquity. Keep me from the trap that they have laid for me and from the snares of evildoers! Keep me safe from the traps set by evildoers, from the snares they have laid for me.
10 <V 140:10>The sinners will fall into his net. I am alone, until I pass over. Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by safely. Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.
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