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Psalm 141:1-3
New English Translation
Psalm 141:1-3
New English Translation
Psalm 141[a]
A psalm of David.
141 O Lord, I cry out to you. Come quickly to me.
Pay attention to me when I cry out to you.
2 May you accept my prayer like incense,
my uplifted hands like the evening offering.[b]
3 O Lord, place a guard on my mouth.
Protect the opening[c] of my lips.[d]
Footnotes
- Psalm 141:1 sn Psalm 141. The psalmist asks God to protect him from sin and from sinful men.
- Psalm 141:2 tn Heb “may my prayer be established [like] incense before you, the uplifting of my hands [like] an evening offering.”
- Psalm 141:3 tn Heb “door.” The Hebrew word occurs only here in the OT.
- Psalm 141:3 sn My mouth…my lips. The psalmist asks God to protect him from speaking inappropriately or sinfully.
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