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They will say,[a] “As one splits and breaks up the earth,
so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of the grave.”

Closing Plea

But my eyes look to you, Lord God.[b]
In you I take refuge. Do not take away my life.
Keep me from the snares they have set for me,
    from the traps of the evildoers.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 141:7 The words they will say are added to clarify who is speaking.
  2. Psalm 141:8 Yahweh Adonai, which the Jews read as if it was God the Lord