Religion
Psalm 141: Watchfulness and brotherly reproof. A morning or evening Psalm
From The Psalms of David Imitated (1719)
My God, accept my early vows,
Like morning incense in thine house;
And let my nightly worship rise
Sweet as the evening sacrifice.
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.
O may the righteous, when I stray,
Smite, and reprove my wand'ring way!
Their gentle words, like ointment shed,
Shall never bruise, but cheer my head.
When I behold them pressed with grief,
I'll cry to heav'n for their relief;
And by my warm petitions prove
How much I prize their faithful love.
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MLA
Watts, Isaac. “Psalm 141: Watchfulness and brotherly reproof. A morning or evening Psalm.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watts/319/.
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Watts, Isaac. “Psalm 141: Watchfulness and brotherly reproof. A morning or evening Psalm.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/watts/319/.
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