Psalm 141:7-9

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⁷Just as one plows and breaks up the earth,
    our^[a] bones are scattered
        near the entrance to the place of the dead.^[b]
⁸Nevertheless, my eyes are on you, Lord God,
    as I seek protection in you.
        Don’t leave me defenseless!
⁹Protect me from the trap laid for me
    and from the snares of those who practice evil.

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Psalm 141:7 So MT LXX; DSS 11QPs^a reads my; Syr reads their
Psalm 141:7 Lit. to Sheol; i.e. the realm of the dead

Psalm 141:7-9

New International Version

⁷They 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.”

⁸But my eyes are fixed^(D) on you, Sovereign Lord;
in you I take refuge^(E)—do not give me over to death.
⁹Keep me safe^(F) from the traps set by evildoers,^(G)
from the snares^(H) they have laid for me.

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