2. Think of my prayeras sweet-smelling incense,and think of my lifted handsas an evening sacrifice.
3. Help me to guard my wordswhenever I say something.
4. Don't let me want to do evilor waste my time doing wrongwith wicked people.Don't let me even tastethe good things they offer.
5. Let your faithful peoplecorrect and punish me.My prayers condemn the deedsof those who do wrong,so don't let me be friendswith any of them.
6. Everyone will admitthat I was rightwhen their rulers are throwndown a rocky cliff,
7. and their bones lie scatteredlike broken rockson top of a grave.
8. You are my Lord and God,and I look to you for safety.Don't let me be harmed.
9. Protect me from the trapsof those violent people,
10. and make them fallinto their own trapswhile you help me escape.