Psalms 141:3

Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

In Context

2Let my prayer be set forth as incense before thee, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

4Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practice deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. And let me not eat of their dainties.

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Cross References

Psalms 34:13Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking deceit.

Psalms 39:2I was mute with silence. I held my peace, even from good, and my sorrow was stirred.

Micah 7:5Trust ye not in a neighbor. Put ye not confidence in a friend. Keep the doors of thy mouth from her who lays in thy bosom.

James 3:2For we all stumble in many things. If any man does not stumble in word, this is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 141:2-5

Fervent Supplications. 1 Lord , I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. 2 Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. 3 Set a watch, O Lord , before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. 4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties. Mercy to accept what we do well, and grace to keep us from doing ill, are the two things… Read the whole commentary →

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