Psalm 140

Lord to You I call hasten to me! Hasten to me O Lord! O Lord to You I call hasten to me!

Hearken to the voice of my prayer when I call upon You hasten to me, O Lord Let my prayer rise like incense before You The lifting up of my hands like an evening Sacrifice hasten to me O Lord

Set a guard, O Lord, before my mouth and a portal around my lips.

Incline my heart away from evil dealings, from finding excuses for sinful deeds.

In company with men who work iniquity let me not partake of what they choose.

May a just man chasten me with justice and reprove me; may the oil of the wicked never touch my head.

Yet even then shall I pray for their welfare. Their rulers were swallowed near the rock.

My words will be heard for they were sweet. As a lump of clay broken on the ground, so their bones were strewn near the grave.

To You, Lord, O lord, my eyes are lifted up; in You have I hoped: let not my soul be lost.

Keep me from the snare that was set up for me and from the stumbling blocks of wicked men.

The wicked shall fall into their own nets while I remain alone until I can escape.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit , now and always and for ever and ever . Amen