A Psalm of David .
1 LORD , I cry unto thee : make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice , when I cry unto thee .
2 Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense ; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice .
3 Set a watch , O LORD , before my mouth ; keep the door of my lips .
4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing , to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity : and let me not eat of their dainties .
5 Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness : and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head : for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities .
6 When their judges are overthrown in stony places , they shall hear my words ; for they are sweet .
7 Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth , as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth .
8 But mine eyes are unto thee , O GOD the Lord : in thee is my trust ; leave not my soul destitute .
9 Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity .
10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets , whilst that I withal escape .