Psalms 141:2-4 in English

² Let my prayer be set forth as incense before thee; The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

³ Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.

⁴ Incline not my heart to any evil thing, To practise deeds of wickedness With men that work iniquity: And let me not eat of their dainties.

² I cried to the Lord with my voice; with my voice I made supplication to the Lord.

³ I will pour out before him my supplication: I will declare before him mine affliction.

⁴ When my spirit was fainting within me, then thou knewest my paths; in the very way wherein I was walking, they hid a snare for me.

² Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

³ Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

⁴ Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

² Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

³ Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

⁴ Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

² I will pour out before him my supplication: I will declare before him my affliction.

³ When my spirit was fainting within me, then you knew my paths; in the very way wherein I was walking, they hid a snare for me.

⁴ I looked on my right hand, and behold, for there was none that noticed me; refuge failed me; and there was none that cared for my soul.

² Let my prayer be set forth as incense before thee; the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

³ Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my tips.

⁴ Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to be occupied in deeds of wickedness with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

² Accept my prayer as though it were incense being burned as an offering SIM to you. And accept me while I lift up my hands to pray to you like you accept sacrifices that I offer to you each evening SIM.

³ Yahweh, do not allow me to say MTY things that are wrong; guard my lips.

⁴ Prevent me from wanting to do anything that is wrong, and from joining with wicked men when they want to do evil deeds DOU. Do not even allow me to share in eating delightful food with them!

² I will pour out before him my supplication: I will declare before him my affliction.

³ When my spirit was fainting within me, then you knew my paths; in the very way wherein I was walking, they hid a snare for me.

⁴ I looked on my right hand, and behold, for there was none that noticed me; refuge failed me; and there was none that cared for my soul.

² Let my prayer be set before you like incense; the lifting up of my hands like the evening sacrifice.

³ Set a watch, Yahweh, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

⁴ Don’t incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. Don’t let me eat of their delicacies.

² Let my prayer be set before you like incense; the lifting up of my hands like the evening sacrifice.

³ Set a watch, Yahweh, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

⁴ Don’t incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. Don’t let me eat of their delicacies.

² Let my prayer be set before you like incense; the lifting up of my hands like the evening sacrifice.

³ Set a watch, LORD, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

⁴ Don’t incline my heart to any evil thing, to practise deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. Don’t let me eat of their delicacies.

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.

³ O Lord, keep a watch over my mouth; keep 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.

² Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening oblation.

³ Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

⁴ Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise deeds of wickedness with men that are workers of iniquity; and let me not eat of their dainties.

² I cried to the Lord with my voice: with my voice I made supplication to the Lord.

³ In his sight I pour out my prayer, and before him I declare my trouble:

⁴ When my spirit failed me, then thou newest my paths.

² May my prayer be like incense before you, my uplifted hands like an evening offering.

³ Lord, make sure I don't say anything I shouldn't—keep a watch over my conversations.

⁴ Don't let me think about evil things or take part in doing anything wrong with wicked people. I won't join in eating fancy food at their feasts.

² Let my prayer be directed in thy sight as incense, and the lifting vp of mine hands as an euening sacrifice.

³ Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, and keepe the doore of my lips.

⁴ Incline not mine heart to euill, that I should commit wicked workes with men that worke iniquitie: and let me not eate of their delicates.

² Let my prayer be set forth as incense before Thee, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

³ Set a guard, O LORD, to my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.

⁴ Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to be occupied in deeds of wickedness with men that work iniquity; and let me not eat of their dainties.

² Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; And the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

³ Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.

⁴ Incline not my heart to any evil thing, To practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: And let me not eat of their dainties.

² May my prayer be valued as incense before thee, the lifting up of my hands, as the evening offering.

³ Set, O Lord, a watch unto my mouth: keep a guard at the door of my lips.

⁴ Permit not my heart to incline after any evil thing, to practise deeds in wickedness with men that are doers of wrong: and let me not eat of their dainties.

² I cried to the Lord with my voice; With my voice I made supplication to the Lord.

³ I will pour out before him my supplication: I will declare before him mine affliction.

⁴ When my spirit was fainting within me, Then thou knewest my paths; In the very way wherein I was walking, they hid a snare for me.

² Let my prayer come before thee as incense, And the lifting-up of my hands, as the evening sacrifice!

³ Set a watch, O LORD! before my mouth; Guard the door of my lips!

⁴ Let not my heart incline to any evil thing; Let me not practise wickedness with the doers of iniquity, And let me not eat of their delicacies!

² Let my prayer be presented as incense before you, and my uplifted hands as the evening meal-offering.

³ Set, O Lord, a watch on my mouth, put a guard on the door of my lips.

⁴ Incline not my heart to an evil matter, to busy myself in deeds of wickedness, in company with workers of evil: never may I partake of their dainties.

² Let my prayer be presented as incense before you, and my uplifted hands as the evening meal-offering.

³ Set, O Lord, a watch on my mouth, put a guard on the door of my lips.

⁴ Incline not my heart to an evil matter, to busy myself in deeds of wickedness, in company with workers of evil: never may I partake of their dainties.

² Let my prayer be set before you like incense; the lifting up of my hands like the evening sacrifice.

³ Set a watch, Adonai , before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

⁴ Don’t incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. Don’t let me eat of their delicacies.

² May my prayer be like incense before you; may my lifted hands be like the evening sacrifice.

³ Yahweh, place a guard over my mouth; guard the door of my lips.

⁴ Do not let my heart desire any evil thing or participate in sinful activities with men who behave wickedly. May I not eat any of their delicacies.

² Let my prayer be set before you like incense; the lifting up of my hands like the evening sacrifice.

³ Set a watch, Yahweh, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

⁴ Don’t incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. Don’t let me eat of their delicacies.

² Let my prayer be set before you like incense; the lifting up of my hands like the evening sacrifice.

³ Set a watch, LORD, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

⁴ Don’t incline my heart to any evil thing, to practise deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. Don’t let me eat of their delicacies.

² Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

³ Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

⁴ Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practice wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

² Let my prayer be set before you like incense; the lifting up of my hands like the evening sacrifice.

³ Set a watch, LORD, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

⁴ Don’t incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. Don’t let me eat of their delicacies.

² Let my prayer be set before you like incense; the lifting up of my hands like the evening sacrifice.

³ Set a watch, LORD, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

⁴ Don’t incline my heart to any evil thing, to practise deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. Don’t let me eat of their delicacies.

² My prayer be dressed as incense in thy sight; the raising up of mine hands be as the eventide sacrifice.

³ Lord, set thou a keeping to my mouth; and a door of standing about to my lips.

⁴ Bow thou not down mine heart into words of malice; to excuse excusings in sin. With men working wickedness; and I shall not commune with the chosen men of them.

² My prayer be (ad)dressed as incense in thy sight; the raising up of mine hands be as the eventide sacrifice. (Let my prayer be directed before thee like incense; and let the raising up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.)

³ Lord, set thou a keeping to my mouth; and a door of standing about to my lips. (Lord, set thou a guard at my mouth; yea, a sentry at the door of my lips.)

⁴ Bow thou not down mine heart into words of malice; to excuse excusings in sin. With men working wickedness; and I shall not commune with the chosen men of them. (Help thou me not to turn my heart to words of malice; to make excuses for sins, and for those who do evil. I shall not commune with their chosen ones or I shall not feast with their chosen ones.)

² My prayer is prepared — incense before Thee, The lifting up of my hands — the evening present.

³ Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips.

⁴ Incline not my heart to an evil thing, To do habitually actions in wickedness, With men working iniquity, Yea, I eat not of their pleasant things.