Psalm 141:1-Psalm 142:1 - Protection From Sin And Sinners

¹ A Davidic psalm.Lord, I call on You; hurry to help me.
Listen to my voice when I call on You.
² May my prayer be set before You as incense,
the raising of my hands as the evening offering.

³ Lord, set up a guard for my mouth;
keep watch at the door of my lips.
⁴ 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.
⁵ Let the righteous one strike me—
it is an act of faithful love;
let him rebuke me—
it is oil for my head;
let me not refuse it.
Even now my prayer is against
the evil acts of the wicked.
⁶ When their rulers will be thrown off
the sides of a cliff,
the people will listen to my words,
for they are pleasing.

⁷ As when one plows and breaks up the soil,
turning up rocks,
so our bones have been scattered
at the mouth of Sheol.

⁸ But my eyes look to You, Lord God.
I seek refuge in You; do not let me die.
⁹ Protect me from the trap they have set for me,
and from the snares of evildoers.
¹⁰ Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
while I pass by safely.