Bible for Soul
Book 19 of 66 · Poetry & Wisdom

PsalmsChapter 141 · help and protection and prayer

10 verses1 sections2 min readPoetry & worshipComplete KJV text

Psalms 141 contains 10 verses in the King James Version. This page presents the complete chapter, a section-by-section outline, and direct links to every verse. Its recurring subjects include help and protection, prayer, and trust and refuge.

Chapter at a glance

What is in Psalms 141?

The chapter opens, “Lord, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.” It closes in verse 10, “Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.” The outline below follows the text in order.

Primary themes
help and protectionprayertrust and refuge
Passage
Psalms 141:1–10
Reading time
About 2 minutes · 204 words
Section-by-section outline

Psalms 141 outline

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  1. Verses 1–10

    Help and Protection · Prayer

    Lord, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.

King James Version · complete chapter

Psalms 141 KJV

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