Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;
Keep watch over the door of my lips.

King James Version

Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

Holman Bible

Lord, set up a guard for my mouth;
keep watch at the door of my lips.

International Standard Version

LORD, set a guard over my mouth; keep watch over the door to my lips.

A Conservative Version

Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

American Standard Version

Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.

Amplified


Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;
Keep watch over the door of my lips [to keep me from speaking thoughtlessly].

Darby Translation

Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

Julia Smith Translation

Set, O Jehovah, a watch to my mouth; guard over the door of my lips.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

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

Modern King James verseion

Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth, and keep the door of my lips.

NET Bible

O Lord, place a guard on my mouth! Protect the opening of my lips!

New Heart English Bible

Set a watch, LORD, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

The Emphasized Bible

Set thou, O Yahweh, a watch at my mouth, Keep thou guard over the door of my lips.

Webster

Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

World English Bible

Set a watch, Yahweh, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

Youngs Literal Translation

Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips.

Devotionals

Devotionals about Psalm 141:3

Images Psalm 141:3

Prayers for Psalm 141:3

Context Readings

Protection From Sin And Sinners

2 Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense, the gift of my hands as the evening sacrifice. 3 Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;
Keep watch over the door of my lips.
4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to do works with ungodliness with the men that work iniquity, and let me not eat of their dainties.


Cross References

Micah 7:5

Do not believe in a friend, do not trust in a prince; from her that lies at thy side, take care, open not thy mouth.

Psalm 39:1

I said, I will take heed to my ways that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bit while the wicked is against me.

Psalm 17:3-5

Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast refined me and hast found no iniquity; that which I thought did not pass through my mouth.

Psalm 34:13

Mem Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

Psalm 71:8

Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy glory all the day.

James 1:26

If anyone among you thinks to be religious and does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his own heart, his religion is vain.

James 3:2

For we all offend in many things. If any man offends not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to govern the whole body with restraint.

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