Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB
English Standard Version ESV
1 Lord, I call on You; hurry to [help] me. Listen to my voice when I call on You.
1
O Lord, I call upon you; hasten to me! Give ear to my voice when I call to you!
2 May my prayer be set before You as incense, the raising of my hands as the evening offering.
2
Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice!
3 Lord, set up a guard for my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.
3
Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips!
4 Do not let my heart turn to any evil thing or wickedly perform reckless acts with men who commit sin. Do not let me feast on their delicacies.
4
Do not let my heart incline to any evil, to busy myself with wicked deeds in company with men who work iniquity, and let me not eat of their delicacies!
5 Let the righteous one strike me- it is [an act of] faithful love; let him rebuke me- it is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. Even now my prayer is against the evil acts of the wicked.
5
Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness; let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head; let my head not refuse it. Yet my prayer is continually against their evil deeds.
6 When their rulers will be thrown off the sides of a cliff, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasing.
6
When their judges are thrown over the cliff, then they shall hear my words, for they are pleasant.
7 As when one plows and breaks up the soil, [turning up rocks], so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
7
As when one plows and breaks up the earth, so shall our bones be scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
8 But my eyes [look] to You, Lord God . I seek refuge in You; do not let me die.
8
But my eyes are toward you, O God, my Lord; in you I seek refuge; leave me not defenseless!
9 Protect me from the trap they have set for me, and from the snares of evildoers.
9
Keep me from the trap that they have laid for me and from the snares of evildoers!
10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass [safely] by.
10
Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by safely.
Holman Christian Standard Bible ® Copyright © 2003, 2002, 2000, 1999 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®) © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2025