Psalms 141
10 verses
Psalm 141 is a prayer expressing desire for spiritual integrity and appealing for protection from temptation, exemplifying the theological concerns of Book 5. The psalmist employs vivid imagery and direct address to God, establishing the intimate dialogue between worshiper and the divine that characterizes the psalmic tradition. The theological assertions center on God's character as both judge and redeemer, creating a comprehensive vision of divine justice and mercy integrated with human experience. The psalm reflects on both personal circumstance and communal identity, suggesting that individual faith finds validation through shared experience with the covenant community. The liturgical context indicates this psalm's function in worship where personal piety integrates with communal celebration of God's acts and attributes. The concluding movement typically affirms confidence in God's faithfulness, exemplifying the psalmic pattern of transformation through prayer and remembrance of divine acts throughout history.
VERSES IN THIS CHAPTER
1
Lord, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.
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2
Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
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3
Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
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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.
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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.
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6
When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
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7
Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.
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8
But mine eyes are unto thee, O God the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.
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9
Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.
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10
Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.
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