{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/erv/psalms/141","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T11:21:51.352Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ERV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":141,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":140,"nextChapter":142,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":10},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"A Psalm of David. LORD, I have called upon thee; make haste unto me: give ear unto my voice, when I call unto thee."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Let my prayer be set forth as incense before thee; the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my tips."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to be occupied in deeds of wickedness with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Let the righteous smite me, it shall be a kindness; and let him reprove me, it shall be as oil upon the head; let not my head refuse it: for even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock; and they shall hear my words; for they are sweet."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"As when one ploweth and cleaveth the earth, our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"For mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee do I put my trust; leave not my soul destitute."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, and from the gins of the workers of iniquity."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 141 (ERV)","markdown":"[Psalms 141](https://primebible.com/erv/psalms/141)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ERV. https://primebible.com/erv/psalms/141 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}