Psalms 141
A Psalm of David
A prayer for guarded speech and rescue from snares
יְהוָה קְרָאתִיךָ חוּשָׁה לִּי הַאֲזִינָה קוֹלִי בְּקָרְאִי-לָֽךְ׃
LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.
תִּכּוֹן תְּפִלָּתִי קְטֹרֶת לְפָנֶיךָ מַֽשְׂאַת כַּפַּי מִנְחַת-עָֽרֶב׃
Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
שִׁיתָה יְהוָה שָׁמְרָה לְפִי נִצְּרָה עַל-דַּל שְׂפָתָֽי׃
Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
אַל-תַּט-לִבִּי לְדָבָר׀ רָע לְהִתְעוֹלֵל עֲלִלוֹת׀ בְּרֶשַׁע אֶת-אִישִׁים פֹּֽעֲלֵי-אָוֶן וּבַל-אֶלְחַם בְּמַנְעַמֵּיהֶֽם׃
Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
יֶהֶלְמֵֽנִי צַדִּיק׀ חֶסֶד וְֽיוֹכִיחֵנִי שֶׁמֶן רֹאשׁ אַל-יָנִי רֹאשִׁי כִּי-עוֹד וּתְפִלָּתִי בְּרָעוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃
Let 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.
נִשְׁמְטוּ בִֽידֵי-סֶלַע שֹׁפְטֵיהֶם וְשָׁמְעוּ אֲמָרַי כִּי נָעֵֽמוּ׃
When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
כְּמוֹ פֹלֵחַ וּבֹקֵעַ בָּאָרֶץ נִפְזְרוּ עֲצָמֵינוּ לְפִי שְׁאֽוֹל׃
Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.
כִּי אֵלֶיךָ׀ יְהוִה אֲדֹנָי עֵינָי בְּכָה חָסִיתִי אַל-תְּעַר נַפְשִֽׁי׃
But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.
שָׁמְרֵנִי מִידֵי פַח יָקְשׁוּ לִי וּמֹקְשׁוֹת פֹּעֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃
Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.
יִפְּלוּ בְמַכְמֹרָיו רְשָׁעִים יַחַד אָנֹכִי עַֽד-אֶעֱבֽוֹר׃
Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.