1 O Lord, I cry out to you, “Come quickly.”Open your ears to me when I cry out to you.
2 Let my prayer be acceptedas sweet-smelling incense in your presence.Let the lifting up of my hands in prayer be acceptedas an evening sacrifice.
3 O Lord, set a guard at my mouth.Keep watch over the door of my lips.
4 Do not let me be persuaded to do anything evilor to become involved with wickedness,with people who are troublemakers.Do not let me taste their delicacies.
5 A righteous person may strike me or correct me out of kindness.It is like lotion for my head.My head will not refuse it,because my prayer is directed against evil deeds.
6 When their judges are thrown off a cliff,they will listen to what I have to say.It will sound pleasant ⌊to them⌋.
7 As someone plows and breaks up the ground,so our bones will be planted at the mouth of the grave.
8 My eyes look to you, Lord Almighty.I have taken refuge in you.Do not leave me defenseless.
9 Keep me away from the trap they set for meand from the traps set by troublemakers.
10 Let wicked people fall into their own nets,while I escape unharmed.