Protection from Sin and Sinners
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Do not let my heart turn to any evil thing
or perform wicked acts
with men who commit sin.
Do not let me feast on their delicacies.(E)
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6 or perform wicked acts
with men who commit sin.
Do not let me feast on their delicacies.(E)
When their rulers(c) will be thrown off
the sides of a cliff,
the people(d) will listen to my words,
for they are pleasing.(H)
the sides of a cliff,
the people(d) will listen to my words,
for they are pleasing.(H)
Footnotes:
a.
Psalm 141:5: Lit my head
b.
Psalm 141:5: Lit of them
c.
Psalm 141:6: Or judges
d.
Psalm 141:6: Lit cliff, and they
e.
Psalm 141:7: DSS reads my; some LXX mss, Syr read their
f.
Psalm 141:8: Or not pour out my life
g.
Psalm 141:9: Lit from the hands of