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[A psalm of David.] O LORD, I cry out to you. Come quickly to me! Pay attention to me when I cry out to you! |
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2
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May you accept my prayer like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering! |
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3
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O LORD, place a guard on my mouth! Protect the opening of my lips! |
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4
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Do not let me have evil desires, or participate in sinful activities with men who behave wickedly. I will not eat their delicacies. |
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May the godly strike me in love and correct me! May my head not refuse choice oil! Indeed, my prayer is a witness against their evil deeds. |
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6
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They will be thrown down the side of a cliff by their judges. They will listen to my words, for they are pleasant. |
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7
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As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol. |
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8
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Surely I am looking to you, O sovereign LORD. In you I take shelter. Do not expose me to danger! |
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9
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Protect me from the snare they have laid for me, and the traps the evildoers have set. |
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10
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Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I escape. |
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Psalms 141:5 English Language Bible Words basic statistical display
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