Psalm 141:1-4

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Give Ear to My Voice

A Psalm of David.

141 O Lord, I call upon you; ^(A)hasten to me!
Give ear to my voice when I call to you!
²Let ^(B)my prayer be counted as incense before you,
and ^(C)the lifting up of my hands as ^(D)the evening sacrifice!

³^(E)Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;
    ^(F)keep watch over the door of my lips!
⁴^(G)Do not let my heart incline to any evil,
    to busy myself with wicked deeds
in company with men who ^(H)work iniquity,
    and ^(I)let me not eat of their delicacies!

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Psalm 141:8-10

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⁸But ^(A)my eyes are toward you, O God, my Lord;
    ^(B)in you I seek refuge; leave me not defenseless!^[a]
⁹Keep me from ^(C)the trap that they have laid for me
    and from the snares of evildoers!
¹⁰Let the wicked ^(D)fall into their own nets,
    while I pass by safely.