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Our bones[a] have been scattered at the mouth of the grave,[b]
    just like when the ground is broken up and plowed.[c]

But my eyes are on you, my Lord God.
    I take refuge in you; don’t let me die!
Protect me from the trap they’ve set for me;
    protect me from the snares of the evildoers.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 141:7 LXX manuscripts, Syr their bones; DSS (11QPsa) my bones
  2. Psalm 141:7 Heb Sheol
  3. Psalm 141:7 Heb uncertain

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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