A dark stone room at nightfall: a man seen from behind, his hands lifted, one small clay oil lamp burning low on the floor, a plain dark wall above him.

Lament · David

Psalm 141

For the end of the day, when the danger is your own mouth and what you’re tempted to join.

10 verses≈ 3 minBSB

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Where we are

1–41Book IDavid's prayers: 'The LORD is my shepherd'
42–72Book II'As the deer pants'; the throne under pressure
73–89Book IIIAsaph and Korah: the kingdom falls
90–106Book IVBack to Moses: the LORD reigns
107–150Book VSongs of ascents, and the last HallelujahPsalm 141

Come Quickly to Me

A thin thread of pale smoke rising straight up from a small clay incense bowl on a stone ledge, into a dim and quiet room.

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.

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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.

Dark plowed soil, fresh broken clods running in rough furrows toward a low gray sky.

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.

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Narrated by Bob Souer · BSB audio, public domain

A net of cord staked low beside a stony hill path, sagging and empty, and far beyond it a traveler small on the path, walking away in daylight.

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.

Pray

Pray it tonight

Who will you talk with tomorrow? Think of the hard conversation, the easy gossip, the thing you want to say. Now pray verse 3 over it: “Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth.”

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A verse to carry with you

May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering.

Psalm 141:2

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