Psalms 141:3
Set a watch, O LORD! before my mouth; Guard the door of my lips!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
In Context
2Let my prayer come before thee as incense, And the lifting-up of my hands, as the evening sacrifice!
Cross References
Psalms 34:13Guard well thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile!
Psalms 39:2I was dumb with silence; I spake not even what was good; But my pain was increased.
Micah 7:5Trust ye not in a friend! Put no confidence in a guide! From her that lieth in thy bosom Keep the doors of thy mouth!
James 3:2For in many things we all offend. If any one offend not in speech, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.
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 →