As when one plows and breaks up the soil,
turning up rocks,
so our[a] bones have been scattered
at the mouth of Sheol.(A)

But my eyes look to You, Lord God.
I seek refuge in You; do not let me die.[b](B)
Protect me from[c] the trap they have set for me,
and from the snares of evildoers.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 141:7 DSS reads my; some LXX mss, Syr read their
  2. Psalm 141:8 Or not pour out my life
  3. Psalm 141:9 Lit from the hands of

They will say, “As one plows(A) and breaks up the earth,(B)
    so our bones have been scattered at the mouth(C) of the grave.”

But my eyes are fixed(D) on you, Sovereign Lord;
    in you I take refuge(E)—do not give me over to death.
Keep me safe(F) from the traps set by evildoers,(G)
    from the snares(H) they have laid for me.

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