PSALM 141

An Evening Prayer for Sanctification and Protection.

A Psalm of David.

1 O Lord, I call upon You; ahasten to me!

bGive ear to my voice when I call to You!

2 May my prayer be 1counted as aincense before You;

The blifting up of my hands as the cevening offering.

3 Set a aguard, O Lord, 1over my mouth;

Keep watch over the bdoor of my lips.

4 aDo not incline my heart to any evil thing,

To practice deeds 1of wickedness

With men who bdo iniquity;

And cdo not let me eat of their delicacies.

5 Let the arighteous smite me 1in kindness and reprove me;

It is boil upon the head;

Do not let my head refuse it,

2For still my prayer cis 3against their wicked deeds.

6 Their judges are athrown down by the sides of the rock,

And they hear my words, for they are pleasant.

7 As when one aplows and breaks open the earth,

Our bbones have been scattered at the cmouth of 1Sheol.

8 For my aeyes are toward You, O 1God, the Lord;

In You I btake refuge; cdo not 2leave me defenseless.

9 Keep me from the 1ajaws of the trap which they have set for me,

And from the bsnares of those who do iniquity.

10 Let the wicked afall into their own nets,

While I pass by 1bsafely.

PSALM 142

Prayer for Help in Trouble.

†Maskil of David, when he was •in the cave. A Prayer.

1 I acry aloud with my voice to the Lord;

I bmake supplication with my voice to the Lord.

2 I apour out my complaint before Him;

I declare my btrouble before Him.

3 When amy spirit 1was overwhelmed within me,

You knew my path.

In the way where I walk

They have bhidden a trap for me.

4 Look to the right and see;

For there is ano one who regards me;

1There is no bescape for me;

cNo one cares for my soul.

5 I cried out to You, O Lord;

I said, “You are amy refuge,

My bportion in the cland of the living.

6 “aGive heed to my cry,

For I am bbrought very low;

Deliver me from my persecutors,

For they are too cstrong for me.

7 “aBring my soul out of prison,

So that I may give thanks to Your name;

The righteous will surround me,

For You will bdeal bountifully with me.”

PSALM 143

Prayer for Deliverance and Guidance.

A Psalm of David.

1 Hear my prayer, O Lord,

aGive ear to my supplications!

Answer me in Your bfaithfulness, in Your crighteousness!

2 And ado not enter into judgment with Your servant,

For in Your sight bno man living is righteous.

3 For the enemy has persecuted my soul;

He has crushed my life ato the ground;

He bhas made me dwell in dark places, like those who have long been dead.

4 Therefore amy spirit 1is overwhelmed within me;

My heart is 2bappalled within me.

5 I aremember the days of old;

I bmeditate on all Your doings;

I cmuse on the work of Your hands.

6 I astretch out my hands to You;

My bsoul longs for You, as a 1parched land.

2Selah.

7 aAnswer me quickly, O Lord, my bspirit fails;

cDo not hide Your face from me,

Or I will become like dthose who go down to the pit.

8 Let me hear Your alovingkindness bin the morning;

For I trust cin You;

Teach me the dway in which I should walk;

For to You I elift up my soul.

9 aDeliver me, O Lord, from my enemies;

1I take refuge in You.

10 aTeach me to do Your will,

For You are my God;

Let bYour good Spirit clead me on level 1ground.

11 aFor the sake of Your name, O Lord, brevive me.

cIn Your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.

12 And in Your lovingkindness, 1acut off my enemies

And bdestroy all those who afflict my soul,

For cI am Your servant.

PSALM 144

Prayer for Rescue and Prosperity.

A Psalm of David.

1 Blessed be the Lord, amy rock,

Who btrains my hands for war,

And my fingers for battle;

2 My lovingkindness and amy fortress,

My bstronghold and my deliverer,

My cshield and He in whom I take refuge,

Who dsubdues 1my people under me.

3 O Lord, awhat is man, that You take knowledge of him?

Or the son of man, that You think of him?

4 aMan is like a mere breath;

His bdays are like a passing shadow.

5 aBow Your heavens, O Lord, and bcome down;

cTouch the mountains, that they may smoke.

6 Flash forth alightning and scatter them;

Send out Your barrows and confuse them.

7 Stretch forth Your hand afrom on high;

Rescue me and bdeliver me out of great waters,

Out of the hand of caliens

8 Whose mouths aspeak deceit,

And whose bright hand is a right hand of falsehood.

9 I will sing a anew song to You, O God;

Upon a bharp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,

10 Who agives salvation to kings,

Who brescues David His servant from the evil sword.

11 Rescue me and deliver me out of the hand of aaliens,

Whose mouth bspeaks deceit

And whose cright hand is a right hand of falsehood.

12 Let our sons in their youth be as agrown-up plants,

And our daughters as bcorner pillars 1fashioned as for a palace;

13 Let our agarners be full, furnishing every kind of produce,

And our flocks bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our 1fields;

14 Let our acattle 1bear

Without 2bmishap and without 3closs,

Let there be no doutcry in our streets!

15 How blessed are the people who are so situated;

How ablessed are the people whose God is the Lord!

PSALM 145

The Lord Extolled for His Goodness.

A Psalm of Praise, of David.

1 I will aextol You, bmy God, O King,

And I will cbless Your name forever and ever.

2 Every day I will bless You,

And I will apraise Your name forever and ever.

3 aGreat is the Lord, and highly to be praised,

And His bgreatness is unsearchable.

4 One ageneration shall praise Your works to another,

And shall declare Your mighty acts.

5 On the aglorious 1splendor of Your majesty

And bon Your wonderful works, I will meditate.

6 Men shall speak of the 1power of Your aawesome acts,

And I will btell of Your greatness.

7 They shall 1eagerly utter the memory of Your aabundant goodness

And will bshout joyfully of Your righteousness.

8 The Lord is agracious and merciful;

Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness.

9 The Lord is agood to all,

And His bmercies are over all His works.

10 aAll Your works shall give thanks to You, O Lord,

And Your bgodly ones shall bless You.

11 They shall speak of the aglory of Your kingdom

And talk of Your power;

12 To amake known to the sons of men 1Your mighty acts

And the bglory of the majesty of 1Your kingdom.

13 Your kingdom is 1an aeverlasting kingdom,

And Your dominion endures throughout all generations.

14 The Lord asustains all who fall

And braises up all who are bowed down.

15 The eyes of all 1look to You,

And You agive them their food in due time.

16 You aopen Your hand

And satisfy the desire of every living thing.

17 The Lord is arighteous in all His ways

And kind in all His deeds.

18 The Lord is anear to all who call upon Him,

To all who call upon Him bin truth.

19 He will afulfill the desire of those who fear Him;

He will also bhear their cry and will save them.

20 The Lord akeeps all who love Him,

But all the bwicked He will destroy.

21 My amouth will speak the praise of the Lord,

And ball flesh will cbless His holy name forever and ever.