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World English Bible

Psalm 141 (WEBP)

[1] Yahweh, I have called on you. Come to me quickly! Listen to my voice when I call to you.
[2] Let my prayer be set before you like incense; the lifting up of my hands like the evening sacrifice.
[3] Set a watch, Yahweh, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.
[4] Don’t incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. Don’t let me eat of their delicacies.
[5] Let the righteous strike me, it is kindness; let him reprove me, it is like oil on the head; don’t let my head refuse it; Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds.
[6] Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock. They will hear my words, for they are well spoken.
[7] “As when one plows and breaks up the earth, our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.”
[8] For my eyes are on you, Yahweh, the Lord. I take refuge in you. Don’t leave my soul destitute.
[9] Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, from the traps of the workers of iniquity.
[10] Let the wicked fall together into their own nets while I pass by.

Psalm 141:7 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Psalm 141 (KJVS)

[1] «A Psalm of David .» LORD , I cry () unto thee: make haste () unto me; give ear () unto my voice , when I cry () unto thee.
[2] Let my prayer be set forth () before thee [as] incense ; [and] the lifting up of my hands [as] the evening sacrifice .
[3] Set () a watch , O LORD , before my mouth ; keep () the door of my lips .
[4] 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 .
[5] 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 .
[6] When their judges () are overthrown () in stony places , they shall hear () my words ; for they are sweet ().
[7] Our bones are scattered () at the grave’s mouth , as when one cutteth () and cleaveth () [wood] upon the earth .
[8] But mine eyes [are] unto thee, O GOD the Lord : in thee is my trust (); leave not my soul destitute ().
[9] Keep () me from the snares [which] they have laid () for me, and the gins of the workers () of iniquity .
[10] Let the wicked fall () into their own nets , whilst that I withal escape ().

Young’s Literal Translation

Psalm 141 (YLT)

[1] O Jehovah, I have called Thee, haste to me, Give ear to my voice when I call to Thee.
[2] My prayer is prepared-incense before Thee, The lifting up of my hands-the evening present.
[3] Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips.
[4] Incline not my heart to an evil thing, To do habitually actions in wickedness, With men working iniquity, Yea, I eat not of their pleasant things.
[5] The righteous doth beat me in kindness. And doth reprove me, Oil of the head my head disalloweth not, For still my prayer is about their vexations.
[6] Their judges have been released by the sides of a rock, And they have heard my sayings, For they have been pleasant.
[7] As one tilling and ripping up in the land, Have our bones been scattered at the command of Saul.
[8] But to Thee, O Jehovah, my Lord, are mine eyes, In Thee I have trusted, Make not bare my soul.
[9] Keep me from the gin they laid for me, Even snares of workers of iniquity.
[10] The wicked fall in their nets together, till I pass over!