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

Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

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Set a guard over my mouth,(A) Lord;
    keep watch over the door of my lips.(B)
Do not let my heart(C) be drawn to what is evil
    so that I take part in wicked deeds(D)
along with those who are evildoers;
    do not let me eat their delicacies.(E)

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(A)Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;
    (B)keep watch over the door of my lips!
(C)Do not let my heart incline to any evil,
    to busy myself with wicked deeds
in company with men who (D)work iniquity,
    and (E)let me not eat of their delicacies!

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Lord, set up a guard for my mouth;
keep watch at the door of my lips.(A)
Do not let my heart turn to any evil thing
or perform wicked acts with evildoers.
Do not let me feast on their delicacies.(B)

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Set a (A)guard, O Lord, [a]over my mouth;
Keep watch over the (B)door of my lips.
(C)Do not incline my heart to any evil thing,
To practice deeds [b]of wickedness
With men who (D)do iniquity;
And (E)do not let me eat of their delicacies.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 141:3 Lit to
  2. Psalm 141:4 Lit in