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1 O LORD , I call upon You; hasten to me! Give ear to my voice when I call to You!
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I call to you, LORD, come quickly to me; hear me when I call to you.
2 May my prayer be counted as incense before You; The lifting up of my hands as the evening offering.
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May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.
3 Set a guard, O LORD , over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.
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Set a guard over my mouth, LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips.
4 Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, To practice deeds of wickedness With men who do iniquity; And do not let me eat of their delicacies.
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Do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil so that I take part in wicked deeds along with those who are evildoers; do not let me eat their delicacies.
5 Let the righteous smite me in kindness and reprove me; It is oil upon the head; Do not let my head refuse it, For still my prayer is against their wicked deeds.
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Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness; let him rebuke me—that is oil on my head. My head will not refuse it, for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers.
6 Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock, And they hear my words, for they are pleasant.
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Their rulers will be thrown down from the cliffs, and the wicked will learn that my words were well spoken.
7 As when one plows and breaks open the earth, Our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
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They will say, “As one plows and breaks up the earth, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of the grave.”
8 For my eyes are toward You, O GOD, the Lord ; In You I take refuge; do not leave me defenseless .
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But my eyes are fixed on you, Sovereign LORD; in you I take refuge—do not give me over to death.
9 Keep me from the jaws of the trap which they have set for me, And from the snares of those who do iniquity.
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Keep me safe from the traps set by evildoers, from the snares they have laid for me.
10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, While I pass by safely.
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Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.
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