141:1   (A psalm by David.) I pray to you, LORD! Please listen when I pray and hurry to help me.

141:2   Think of my prayer as sweet-smelling incense, and think of my lifted hands as an evening sacrifice.

141:3   Help me to guard my words whenever I say something.

141:4   Don't let me want to do evil or waste my time doing wrong with wicked people. Don't let me even taste the good things they offer.

141:5   Let your faithful people correct and punish me. My prayers condemn the deeds of those who do wrong, so don't let me be friends with any of them.

141:6   Everyone will admit that I was right when their rulers are thrown down a rocky cliff,

141:7   and their bones lie scattered like broken rocks on top of a grave.

141:8   You are my LORD and God, and I look to you for safety. Don't let me be harmed.

141:9   Protect me from the traps of those violent people,

141:10   and make them fall into their own traps while you help me escape.