Devotional: Psalm 141:3-5

Lead Me Away From Evil

Psalm 141:1 NKJV

Lord, I cry out to You; Make haste to me! Give ear to my voice when I cry out to You.

Psalm 141:2 NKJV

Let my prayer be set before You as incense, The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

Psalm 141:3 NKJV

Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.

Psalm 141:4 NKJV

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.

James 1:13 NKJV

Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone.

Matthew 6:13 NKJV

And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

Psalm 141:5 NKJV

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.