Lead Me In Paths of Righteousness (For Thy Name's Sake)

What, for you, kindles the cry of the first verse in the chapter below?The good times or the hard times?The answered prayers or the unanswered prayers?Worship or want or need?Or all the above? If life's trials and seemingly unanswered prayers serve no other purpose than to bid us call upon the Lord,they have served purpose enough! Ps. 141:1-4 I call upon You, O LORD; come quickly to me.Hear my voice when I call to You.May my prayer be set before You like incense;my uplifted hands, like the evening offering. Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth;keep watch at the door of my lips.Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thingor take part in works of wickednesswith men who do iniquity;let me not feast on their delicacies... Read the rest of David's prayer BSBor NKJV... Ps.23:3He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. This prayer began this morning (until Grandsonny arrived)  and endedwhile dinner is cooking/baking.... and darkness is falling, a bit earlybecause of the falling snow... Dear Heavenly Father,Sometimes the snares that seek to veer me from Thy paths of righteousnessSeem not to be as they appear; disguised as 'harmless happiness'Then, help me give more earnest heed to hide Thy word within my heartTo equip me with Thy sound creed to thwart Deception's subtle dart Sometimes life's disappointments stir a hunger nothing satisfies Lord, let not sight my walk deter, but keep me fixed upon faith's prize And guard me from doubt's shifting sea/plea in a world where skeptics increase  Lord, help me stay my mind on Thee; thus, keeping me in perfect peace This world is not my home, oh Lord; keep me from falling prey to goalsDull to Thy Word's double-edged sword that cuts to the quick of man's souls Lead me in paths of righteousness; no matter what the cost may beFor Thy name's sake, direct my step lest I wander away from Thee Sometimes what seems unanswered prayers bids me to examine my heart To test the spirit of my cares, to study the important part still unconfessedThat you are searching out to see if it is Thee that I love best In Jesus' Name I pray,Amen Janet Martin