Psalms 141:3

Set a guard, O LORD, to my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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 be occupied in deeds of wickedness with men that work iniquity; and let me not eat of their dainties.

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Cross References

Psalms 34:13(34-14) Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

Psalms 39:2(39-3) I was dumb with silence; I held my peace, had no comfort; and my pain was held in check.

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

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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