^3 Set a guard over my mouth, Lord;     keep watch over the door of my lips. ^4 Do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil     so that I take part in wicked deeds along with those who are evildoers;     do not let me eat their delicacies.

^5 Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness;     let him rebuke me—that is oil on my head. My head will not refuse it,     for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers.

^6 Their rulers will be thrown down from the cliffs,     and the wicked will learn that my words were well spoken. ^7 They will say, “As one plows and breaks up the earth,     so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of the grave.”

^8 But my eyes are fixed on you, Sovereign Lord;     in you I take refuge—do not give me over to death. ^9 Keep me safe from the traps set by evildoers,     from the snares they have laid for me. ^10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets,     while I pass by in safety.