Psalms 141:3

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

Key Reflection

Psalms 141:3 asks the Lord to guard the speaker's words, emphasizing the importance of mindful speech. This plea highlights the spiritual discipline of guarding one’s tongue and seeking divine guidance in communication to avoid sin.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth -That I may not say anything rashly, unadvisedly, improperly. ComparePsalms 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 atPsalms 11:1. Keep the door of my lips -That my lips or mouth may not open except when it is proper and right; when something good and true is to be said.

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