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1 <A Psalm. Of David.> Lord, I have made my cry to you; come to me quickly; give ear to my voice, when it goes up to you.
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41 (Mizmor of Dovid) Hashem, I cry unto Thee; make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto Thee.
2 Let my prayer be ordered before you like a sweet smell; and let the lifting up of my hands be like the evening offering.
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Let my tefillah be set forth before Thee like ketoret; and the lifting up of my hands as the minchat erev.
3 O Lord, keep a watch over my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
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Be shomer, Hashem, over my mouth; guard the door of my lips.
4 Keep my heart from desiring any evil thing, or from taking part in the sins of the evil-doers with men who do wrong: and let me have no part in their good things.
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Let not my lev incline to any evil thing, to practice wicked works with men that work iniquity; and let me not eat of their dainties.
5 Let the upright give me punishment; and let the god-fearing man put me in the right way; but I will not let the oil of sinners come on my head: when they do evil I will give myself to prayer.
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Let the tzaddik strike me; it shall be chesed; and let him reprove me; it shall be shemen, which my rosh shall not refuse; for still shall my tefillah be against their evil deeds.
6 When destruction comes to their judges by the side of the rock, they will give ear to my words, for they are sweet.
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Their shofetim are overthrown in stony places; they hear my words; for they are pleasant.
7 Our bones are broken up at the mouth of the underworld, as the earth is broken by the plough.
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Atzameinu (our bones) are scattered at the mouth of Sheol, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon ha’aretz.
8 But my eyes are turned to you, O Lord God: my hope is in you; let not my soul be given up to death.
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But mine eyes are unto Thee, Hashem Adonoi; in Thee do I take refuge; leave not my nefesh defenseless.
9 Keep me from the net which they have put down for me, and from the designs of the workers of evil.
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Keep me from the pach (snare, trap) which they have laid for me, and the traps of the workers of iniquity.
10 Let the sinners be taken in the nets which they themselves have put down, while I go free.
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Let the resha’im fall into their own nets, while I escape safely.
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