Psalms 141 (ESV)

10 verses · English Standard Version · Essentially literal

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Psalms Chapter 141 contains 10 verses and is presented here in the English Standard Version (ESV), which uses a essentially literal approach. Read the full text below, compare with other translations, or navigate to any of the 150 chapters in Psalms.

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1O LORD, I call upon you; hasten to me! Give ear to my voice when I call to you!

2Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice!

3Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips!

4Do 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!

5Let 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.

6When their judges are thrown over the cliff, then they shall hear my words, for they are pleasant.

7As when one plows and breaks up the earth, so shall our bones be scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

8But my eyes are toward you, O GOD, my Lord; in you I seek refuge; leave me not defenseless!

9Keep me from the trap that they have laid for me and from the snares of evildoers!

10Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by safely.

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What is Psalms 141 in the ESV?

Psalms 141 in the English Standard Version (ESV) contains 10 verses. The ESV uses a essentially literal approach, first published in 2001 (rev. 2016).

How does the ESV translate Psalms 141 differently?

The English Standard Version uses essentially literal, balancing accuracy with modern readability. Compare this with the NIV (dynamic equivalence) version of Psalms 141 for a different perspective.

How many verses are in Psalms 141 (ESV)?

Psalms Chapter 141 contains 10 verses in the English Standard Version. The book of Psalms has 150 chapters total.

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