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Let my prayer be like incense placed before you,
    and my praise like the evening sacrifice.

Lord, help me control my tongue;
    help me be careful about what I say.
Take away my desire to do evil
    or to join others in doing wrong.
Don’t let me eat tasty food
    with those who do evil.

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May my prayer be set before you like incense;(A)
    may the lifting up of my hands(B) be like the evening sacrifice.(C)

Set a guard over my mouth,(D) Lord;
    keep watch over the door of my lips.(E)
Do not let my heart(F) be drawn to what is evil
    so that I take part in wicked deeds(G)
along with those who are evildoers;
    do not let me eat their delicacies.(H)

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