Psalms 141:3
Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
In Context
2May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering.
Cross References
Psalms 34:13Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.
Psalms 39:2I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred.
Micah 7:5Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.
James 3:2We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his 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 →