Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips.
New American Standard Bible
Keep watch over the
King James Version
Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
Holman Bible
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.
Topics
Word Count of 19 Translations in Psalm 141:3
Prayers for Psalm 141:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Protection From Sin And Sinners
2 My prayer is prepared -- incense before Thee, The lifting up of my hands -- the evening present. 3 Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips. 4 Incline not my heart to an evil thing, To do habitually actions in wickedness, With men working iniquity, Yea, I eat not of their pleasant things.
Names
Cross References
Micah 7:5
Believe not in a friend, trust not in a leader, From her who is lying in thy bosom keep the openings of thy mouth.
Psalm 39:1
To the Overseer, to Jeduthun. -- A Psalm of David. I have said, 'I observe my ways, Against sinning with my tongue, I keep for my mouth a curb, while the wicked is before me.'
Psalm 17:3-5
Thou hast proved my heart, Thou hast inspected by night, Thou hast tried me, Thou findest nothing; My thoughts pass not over my mouth.
Psalm 34:13
Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking deceit.
Psalm 71:8
Filled is my mouth with Thy praise, All the day with Thy beauty.
James 1:26
If any one doth think to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, of this one vain is the religion;
James 3:2
for we all make many stumbles; if any one in word doth not stumble, this one is a perfect man, able to bridle also the whole body;