Psalms 141:3

Psalms 141:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
• New International Version (NIV)Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.

Context of Psalms 141:3

1Lord, I call upon You; hurry to me! Listen to my voice when I call to You! 2May my prayer be counted as incense before You; The raising of my hands as the evening offering. Set a guard, Lord, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips. 4Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, To practice deeds of wickedness With people who do wrong; And may I not taste their delicacies. 5May the righteous strike me with mercy and discipline me; It is oil for the head; My head shall not refuse it, For my prayer is still against their evil deeds.

Psalms 141:3 word by word

שִׁיתָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה שָׁמְרָ֣ה לְפִ֑י נִ֝צְּרָ֗ה עַל־דַּ֥ל שְׂפָתָֽי׃Read the interlinear

• Setשִׁיתshîyth · to set: makeH7896
• guardשׇׁמְרָהshomrâh · guardH8108
• , Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• over my mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• Keepנָצַרnâtsar · to watchH5341
• overעַל‛al · uponH5921
• of my lipsשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lipsH8193

Cross-references for Psalms 141:3

• Psalms 17:3You have put my heart to the test; You have visited me by night; You have sifted me and You find nothing; My intent is that my mouth will not offend.
• Psalms 39:1I said, “I will keep watch over my ways So that I do not sin with my tongue; I will keep watch over my mouth as with a muzzle While the wicked are in my presence.”
• Psalms 71:8My mouth is filled with Your praise And with Your glory all day long.
• Micah 7:5Do not trust in a neighbor; Do not have confidence in a close friend. Guard your lips From her who lies in your arms.
• James 1:26If anyone thinks himself to be religious, yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this person’s religion is worthless.
• James 3:2For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to rein in the whole body as well.

Commentaries on Psalms 141:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth - That I may not say anything rashly, unadvisedly, improperly. Compare Psalm 39:1. The prayer here is, that God would guard him from the temptation to say something wrong. To this he seems to have been prompted by the circumstances of the case, and by the advice of those who were with him. See introduction to the psalm. Compare the notes at Psalm 11:1. Keep the door of my lips - That my lips or mouth may not open…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-5Wisdom sometimes requires protection from oneself. People might say or think things that lead to a harmful path (Proverbs 13:3; 21:23). Wisdom accepts correction from godly people (see Proverbs 3:11; 9:8; 15:31; 19:25).Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 3O Lord, place a guard for my mouth when I pray before You, that I should speak poetically, that it should be acceptable.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 141:3

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Speaking
• Watchfulness

In the dictionaries

• Manasseh
• Psalms, Book of
• Set
• Watch

Commentaries on Psalms 141

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings