Psalms 141:3
Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, and keepe the doore of my lips.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 34:13Keepe thy tongue from euill, and thy lips, that they speake no guile.
Psalms 39:2I was dumme and spake nothing: I kept silece euen from good, and my sorow was more stirred.
Micah 7:5Trust ye not in a friend, neither put ye confidence in a counseller: keepe the doores of thy mouth from her that lyeth in thy bosome.
James 3:2For in many things we sinne all. If any man sinne not in word, he is a perfect man, and able to bridle all the 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 →