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

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