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Psalms 141:3

Words and speechSelf-controlPrayerTemptation

1 I call upon You, O LORD; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to You.

2 May my prayer be set before You like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering.

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

4 Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.

5 Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.

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BSB
Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.
KJV
Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
WEB
Set a watch, LORD, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.
ASV
Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.
DARBY
Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
BLB
Set, O YHWH, a guard for my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips.
ÅB
Herre, sett vakt for min munn, vokt mine leppers dør!
OTB
Sett vakt, Herre, ved min munn;
Vokt inngangen til mine lepper.
B1930
Herre, sett vakt for min munn, vokt mine lebers dør!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • James 1:26

    If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.

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  • Psalms 39:1

    I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”

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  • Micah 7:5

    Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.

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  • Psalms 34:13

    Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.

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  • James 3:2

    We 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.

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  • Psalms 71:8

    My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your splendor all day long.

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  • Psalms 17:3–5

    You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.

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