Psalms 141:3
Set a watch, LORD, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
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 before you like incense; the lifting up of my hands like the evening sacrifice.
Cross References
Psalms 34:13Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.
Psalms 39:2I was mute with silence. I held my peace, even from good. My sorrow was stirred.
Micah 7:5Don’t trust in a neighbour. Don’t put confidence in a friend. With the woman lying in your embrace, be careful of the words of your mouth!
James 3:2For we all stumble in many things. Anyone who doesn’t stumble in word is a perfect person, 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 →