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Psalm 141 (ESV)

Give Ear to My Voice

A Psalm of David.

1 O Lord, I call upon you; hasten to me!
Give ear to my voice when I call to you!
² Let my prayer be counted as incense before you,
and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice!

³ Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;
keep watch over the door of my lips!
⁴ Do not let my heart incline to any evil,
to busy myself with wicked deeds
in company with men who work iniquity,
and let me not eat of their delicacies!

⁵ Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness;
let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head;
let my head not refuse it.
Yet my prayer is continually against their evil deeds.
⁶ When their judges are thrown over the cliff,
then they shall hear my words, for they are pleasant.
⁷ As when one plows and breaks up the earth,
so shall our bones be scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

⁸ But my eyes are toward you, O God, my Lord;
in you I seek refuge; leave me not defenseless!
⁹ Keep me from the trap that they have laid for me
and from the snares of evildoers!
¹⁰ Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
while I pass by safely.

 

REFLECTION:

1. David sought help from God, first to live a righteous life, and then to be delivered from evil-doers he expected God to judge.
2. Life is built on character and character is built on decisions. This psalm reveals David making a number of wise decisions as he faced the attacks of the enemy.
3. We who are God’s people should pray regularly for our own sanctification, and for protection from the evil individuals who oppose us, as we seek to walk with God.
4. Is there any person who is making your life difficult right now? Pray for God’s help and deliverance.

 

PRAYER:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what He wants to tell you.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in your spiritual journal.

 

HYMN:

Delicacies – www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr7pQpAAQKY