1 A Psalm of David. O Lord, I have cried to thee ; hear me : attend to the voice of my supplication, when I cry to thee.
2 Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense ; the lifting up of my hands as an evening sacrifice.
3 Set a watch, O Lord, on my mouth, and a strong door about my lips. Notesn1 Lit. a door of fortification.
4 Incline not my heart to evil things, to employ pretexts for sins, with men who work iniquity : and let me not unite with their choice ones. Notesn1 Gr. pretend pretences.n2 Gr. in.n3 Gr. I will not.
5 The 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 pleasures. Notesn1 q. d. lest I be injured by them.
6 Their mighty ones have been swallowed up near the rock : they shall hear my words, for they are sweet.
7 As a lump of earth is crushed upon the ground, our bones have been scattered by the mouth of the grave.
8 For mine eyes are to thee, O Lord God : I have hoped in thee ; take not away my life.
9 Keep me from the snare which they have set for me, and from the stumbling-blocks of them that work iniquity.
10 Sinners shall fall by their own net : I am alone until I shall escape.