1 [A Psalm] of David. LORD, I cry to thee: make haste to me; give ear to my voice, when I cry to thee.2 Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. set…: Heb. directed3 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.5 Let 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. me; it shall be a…: or, me kindly, and reprove me; let not their precious oil break, etc6 When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.7 Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.8 But my eyes are to thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute. leave…: Heb. make not my soul bare9 Keep me from the traps which they have laid for me, and the snares of the workers of iniquity.10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I escape. escape: Heb. pass over