Psalms 141:3

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

Darby Translation

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 before thee as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening oblation.

4Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise deeds of wickedness with men that are workers of 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 guile;

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

Micah 7:5Believe ye not in a companion, put not confidence in a familiar friend: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.

James 3:2For we all often offend. If any one offend not in word, *he* [is] a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body too.

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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