1LORD , I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice , when I cry unto thee. 2Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense ; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice .
A Request for Deliverance from Evil
3Set a watch , O LORD , before my mouth ; keep the door of my lips . 4Incline not my heart to any evil thing , to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity : and let me not eat of their dainties .
The Importance of Righteousness and Accountability
5Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness : and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil , which shall not break my head : for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities . 6When their judges are overthrown in stony places , they shall hear my words ; for they are sweet .
Trusting in God Amidst Trials
7Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth , as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth . 8But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord : in thee is my trust ; leave not my soul destitute . 9Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity . 10Let the wicked fall into their own nets , whilst that I withal escape .