Oh LORD, I Cry Out to You...

1 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.—Psalm 141:1-10

Oh Lord, make haste to help me. Fill me with You...I want to walk trusting in Your grace, Your wisdom, Your power, and Your strength.  I want to speak Your words and Your truth over those You have placed in my life. My words are ugly and self-seeking. Yours are pure...like silver tried in the furnace of the earth, purified seven times. By the word of Your lips, I have kept away from the paths of the destroyer.  Uphold my steps in Your paths that my footsteps may not slip. Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things and revive me in Your way.  Your commandment is my lamp and Your law to me a light. May my heart receive them today in all meekness.  My eyes are on You, my precious Savior.  In You I will take refuge. 

The name of the LORD is a strong tower;

The righteous run to it and are safe.—Proverbs 18:10