Psalm 141-142 New King James Version (NKJV)
Prayer for Safekeeping from Wickedness
A Psalm of David.

141 Lord, I cry out to You;
Make haste to me!
Give ear to my voice when I cry out to You.
2
Let my prayer be set before You as incense,
The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

3
Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;
Keep watch over the door of my lips.
4
Do not incline my heart to any evil thing,
To practice wicked works
With men who work iniquity;
And do not let me eat of their delicacies.

5
Let the righteous strike me;
It shall be a kindness.
And let him rebuke me;
It shall be as excellent oil;
Let my head not refuse it.

For still my prayer is against the deeds of the wicked.
6
Their judges are overthrown by the sides of the cliff,
And they hear my words, for they are sweet.
7
Our bones are scattered at the mouth of the grave,
As when one plows and breaks up the earth.

8
But my eyes are upon You, O God the Lord;
In You I take refuge;
Do not leave my soul destitute.
9
Keep me from the snares they have laid for me,
And from the traps of the workers of iniquity.
10
Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
While I escape safely.
A Plea for Relief from Persecutors
A Contemplation of David. A Prayer when he was in the cave.

142 I cry out to the Lord with my voice;
With my voice to the Lord I make my supplication.
2
I pour out my complaint before Him;
I declare before Him my trouble.

3
When my spirit was overwhelmed within me,
Then You knew my path.
In the way in which I walk
They have secretly set a snare for me.
4
Look on my right hand and see,
For there is no one who acknowledges me;
Refuge has failed me;
No one cares for my soul.

5
I cried out to You, O Lord:
I said, “You are my refuge,
My portion in the land of the living.
6
Attend to my cry,
For I am brought very low;
Deliver me from my persecutors,
For they are stronger than I.
7
Bring my soul out of prison,
That I may praise Your name;
The righteous shall surround me,
For You shall deal bountifully with me.”