Psalm 141
An evening prayer asking God to set a guard over David's mouth and keep his heart from evil. He would rather be rebuked by the righteous than flattered by the wicked. His eyes look to God as his refuge.
PsalmsPsalm 141 of 15010 versesBerean Standard Bible
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A Psalm of David.
I call upon You, O LORD; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to You.
May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering.
Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.
Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.
Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.
When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.
As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless.
Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.
Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.
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“Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne.”
“When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.”
“If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.”
“I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.””
“It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.”
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, licensed CC BY.
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