LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.
Let my prayer be set forth before theeasincense;andthe lifting up of my handsasthe evening sacrifice.
Set a watch, OLORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
Incline not my heart toanyevil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
Let the righteous smite me;it shall bea kindness: and let him reprove me;it shall bean excellent oil,whichshall not break my head: for yet my prayer alsoshall bein their calamities.
When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth, as when one cutteth and cleavethwoodupon the earth.
But mine eyesareunto thee, OGODthe Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.
Keep me from the snareswhichthey have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.
Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.