As when one (A)plows and breaks open the earth,
Our (B)bones have been scattered at the (C)mouth of [a]Sheol.

For my (D)eyes are toward You, [b]God, the Lord;
In You I (E)take refuge; (F)do not [c]leave me defenseless.
Keep me from the [d](G)jaws of the trap which they have set for me,
And from the (H)snares of those who do wrong.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 141:7 I.e., the netherworld
  2. Psalm 141:8 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  3. Psalm 141:8 Lit pour out my soul
  4. Psalm 141:9 Lit hands of the trap

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