PSALM 141. v. 2–5. (L. M.) Watchfulness and brotherly Reproof.
A Morning or Evening Psalm.
I
My God, accept my early vows,
Like morning-incense in thine house,
And let my nightly worship rise
Sweet as the evening sacrifice.
II
Watch o'er my lips, and guard them, Lord,
From every rash and heedless word;
Nor let my feet incline to tread
The guilty path where sinners lead.
III
O may the righteous, when I stray,
Smite, and reprove my wandering way!
Their gentle words, like ointment shed,
Shall never bruise, but cheer my head.
IV
When I behold them prest with grief,
I'll cry to heaven for their relief;
And by my warm petitions prove
How much I prize their faithful love.