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Psalms 141:1
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Prayer for Safekeeping from Wickedness

A Psalm of David.

1 Lord, I cry out to You;
Make haste to me!
Give ear to my voice when I cry out to You.
2 Let my prayer be set before You aas incense,
bThe lifting up of my hands as cthe evening sacrifice. 
3 Set a guard, O Lord, over my amouth;
Keep watch over the door of my lips. 
4 Do not incline my heart to any evil thing,
To practice wicked works
With men who work iniquity;
aAnd do not let me eat of their delicacies. 
Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
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Psalms 141:1

Lord, I cry unto thee - In view of my perils; in view of the suggestions of my friends; in view of my temptation to do a wrong thing at their advice, and with the prospect of the advantage which it might seem to be to me.

Make haste unto me - To save me from all this danger: the danger from my enemies; the danger from the counsels of my friends. See the notes at Psalms 22:19; compare Psalms 40:13; Psalms 70:1, Psalms 70:5; Psalms 71:12. The meaning is, that there is need of immediate interposition. There is danger that I shall be overcome; that I may be tempted to do a wrong thing; that I may be ruined if there is any delay.

Give ear unto my voice ... - See the notes at Psalms 5:1.


 
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