Psalms · 10 verses
Psalms 141
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The psalmist asks a righteous man to strike him, then calls the rebuke oil for his head—a bruise with the manners of a blessing.
A prayer guarded at the lipsvv. 1–7
David calls for the LORD to come quickly, asking that his prayer rise like incense and his lifted hands like the evening offering. He asks for a guard at his mouth and a watch at the door of his lips, lest his heart wander into wickedness or accept the delicacies of evildoers. A righteous man may strike him; David will receive the rebuke as loving devotion and oil for his head, while his prayer remains against the deeds of the wicked. Then comes the chapter’s most abrupt little vista: rulers thrown from cliffs, the people listening because the words are pleasant, and bones scattered at the mouth of Sheol like soil under a plough.
Eyes fixed on Godvv. 8–10
The scene turns from scattered bones to fixed eyes. David looks to GOD the Lord for refuge and asks that his soul not be left defenseless, that the snares and lures laid by evildoers should not catch him. The wicked are left to their own nets, while he passes by in safety.
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Ps 141:1A Psalm of David. I call upon You, O LORD; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to You.
Ps 141:2May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering.
Ps 141:3Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.
Ps 141:4Do 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.
Ps 141:5Let 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.
Ps 141:6When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.
Ps 141:7As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
Ps 141:8But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless.
Ps 141:9Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.
Ps 141:10Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.
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Where this is echoed
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- 3James 1:26If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
- 3Psalms 39:1For the choirmaster. For Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. 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.”
- 3Micah 7:5Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.
- 2Revelation 8:3–4Then 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.
- 3Psalms 34:13Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.
- 5Ecclesiastes 7:5It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.
- 3James 3:2We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.
- 2Revelation 5:8When 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.
- 5Revelation 3:19Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
- 21 Timothy 2:8Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.
- 4Psalms 119:36Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.
- 4Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
- 3Psalms 71:8My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your splendor all day long.
- 5Galatians 6:1Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.
- 2Daniel 9:21while I was still praying, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.
- 2Malachi 1:11For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.
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