As when one plows and breaks up the soil,
turning up rocks,
so our[a] bones have been scattered
at the mouth of Sheol.(A)

But my eyes look to you, Lord, my Lord.
I seek refuge in you; do not let me die.[b](B)
Protect me from the trap they have set for me,
and from the snares of evildoers.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 141:7 DSS reads my; some LXX mss, Syr read their
  2. 141:8 Or not pour out my life

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