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, O [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 iniquity.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 141:7 I.e. the nether world
  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

They will say, “As one plows(A) and breaks up the earth,(B)
    so our bones have been scattered at the mouth(C) of the grave.”

But my eyes are fixed(D) on you, Sovereign Lord;
    in you I take refuge(E)—do not give me over to death.
Keep me safe(F) from the traps set by evildoers,(G)
    from the snares(H) they have laid for me.

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