Psalms 140
1A Psalm of David. O Lord, I have cried to thee; hear me: attend to the voice of my supplication, when I cry to thee.
2Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; the lifting up of my hands as an evening sacrifice.
3Set a watch, O Lord, on my mouth, and a + 140:3 Lit. a door of fortification.strong door about my lips.
4Incline not my heart to evil things, to + 140:4 Gr. pretend pretences.employ pretexts + 140:4 Gr. in.for sins, with men who work iniquity: and + 140:4 Gr. I will not.let me not unite with their choice ones.
5The righteous shall chasten me with mercy, and reprove me: but let not the oil of the sinner anoint my head: for yet shall my prayer also be in their + 140:5 q. d. lest I be injured by them.pleasures.
6Their mighty ones have been swallowed up near the rock: they shall hear my words, for they are sweet.
7As a lump of earth is crushed upon the ground, our bones have been scattered by the mouth of the grave.
8For mine eyes are to thee, O Lord God: I have hoped in thee; take not away my life.
9Keep me from the snare which they have set for me, and from the stumbling-blocks of them that work iniquity.
10Sinners shall fall by their own net: I am alone until I shall escape.