Psalms 140

1A psalm by David. O Lord, I have cried to You; hear me; Give heed to the voice of my supplication when I cry to You.

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2Let my prayer be set forth before You as incense, The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

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3Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, A door of enclosure about my lips.

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4Incline not my heart to evil words, To make excuses in sins With men who work lawlessness; And I will not join with their choice ones.

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5The righteous man shall correct me With mercy, and he shall reprove me; But let not the oil of the sinner anoint my head, For my prayer shall be intense in the presence of their pleasures.

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6Their judges are swallowed up by the rock; They shall hear my words, for they are pleasant.

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7As a clod of ground is dashed to pieces on the earth, So our bones were scattered beside the grave.

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8For my eyes, O Lord, O Lord, are toward You; In You I hope; take not my soul away.

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9Keep me from the snares they set for me, And from the stumbling blocks of those who work lawlessness.

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10Sinners shall fall into their own net; I am alone, until I escape.

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