Psalm 141 141 Psalms Book 5 Unlocked English Bible Come Quickly to Me (Psalm 70:1–5)
1 UEB Yahweh, I am crying out to you; come quickly to me. Listen to me when I call to you. BSB BSB: A Psalm of David. I call upon You, O LORD; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to You.
2 UEB May my prayer be like incense before you; may my lifted hands be like the evening sacrifice. BSB BSB: May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering.
3 UEB Yahweh, place a guard over my mouth; guard the door of my lips. BSB BSB: Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.
4 UEB Do not let my heart desire any evil thing or participate in sinful activities with men who behave wickedly. May I not eat any of their delicacies. BSB BSB: Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.
5 UEB Let a righteous man hit me; it will be a kindness to me. Let him correct me; it will be like oil on my head; may my head not refuse to accept it. But my prayer is always against their wicked deeds. BSB BSB: Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.
6 UEB Their leaders will be thrown down from the top of cliffs; they will hear that my own words are pleasant. BSB BSB: When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.
7 UEB They will have to say, "As when one plows and breaks up the ground, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol." BSB BSB: As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
8 UEB Surely my eyes are on you, Yahweh, Lord; in you I take refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless. BSB BSB: But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless.
9 UEB Protect me from the snares that they have laid for me, from the traps of evildoers. BSB BSB: Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.
10 UEB Let the wicked fall into their own nets while I escape. BSB BSB: Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.
Select verses for actions: Enter goes to them and Escape comes back.
Chapter complete
You’ve read Psalm 141
Make Opened yours A free account keeps your place, highlights and notes on every device. Add Plus to ask Study Help about Psalm 141, and keep Opened free for readers who can’t pay.