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[a]But my eyes are turned to you, O Lord God;
    in you I seek refuge;
    do not take my life away.
Keep me safe from the traps they have laid for me,
    from the snares of evildoers.
10 Let the wicked tumble into their own nets all together
    while I pass by unharmed.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 141:8 The psalmist prays for deliverance and for vindication, for he remains with eyes of faith fixed on the Lord (see Ps 25:15).
  2. Psalm 141:10 God’s vindication comes in the form of retribution; the schemes of the wicked will recoil upon them (see notes on Pss 5:11; 35).

But my eyes are fixed(A) on you, Sovereign Lord;
    in you I take refuge(B)—do not give me over to death.
Keep me safe(C) from the traps set by evildoers,(D)
    from the snares(E) they have laid for me.
10 Let the wicked fall(F) into their own nets,
    while I pass by in safety.(G)

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