Psalms Chapter 141 verse 3 Holy Bible
Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.
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O Lord, keep a watch over my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
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Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
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Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
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Set a watch, Yahweh, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.
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Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 3. - Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips (comp. Psalm 39:1). David's was a hasty, impetuous temper, which required sharp control. He strove to "keep his own mouth with a bridle" - to " be dumb with silence, and hold his peace" - but this was not always possible for him of his own unassisted strength. He therefore makes his prayer to God for the Divine help.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(3) Watch.--The image drawn from the guard set at city gates at night seems to indicate the evening as the time of composition of the psalm.Door of my lips.--Comp. "doors of thy mouth" (Micah 7:5), and so in Euripides, ????? ????????. For the probable motive of the prayer, see Introduction. The poet's feeling is that of Xenocrates: "I have often repented of having spoken, but never of having been silent."