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keep watch over the door of my lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/141.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Take control of what I say, O LORD, and guard my lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/141.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/141.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/141.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Set a guard, LORD, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/141.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/141.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/141.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips [to keep me from speaking thoughtlessly].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/141.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD, set up a guard for my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/141.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br /> LORD, set up a guard for my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/141.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Help me to guard my words whenever I say something. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/141.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />LORD, place a guard at my mouth, a sentry at the door of my lips. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/141.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />O LORD, set a guard at my mouth. Keep watch over the door of my lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/141.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />LORD, set a guard over my mouth; keep watch over the door to my lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/141.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, place a guard on my mouth! Protect the opening of my lips! </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/141.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/141.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/psalms/141.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/141.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Set a watch, LORD, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/141.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Set a watch, Yahweh, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/psalms/141.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/141.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/psalms/141.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />Set a guard, O LORD, to my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/psalms/141.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/141.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/141.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/psalms/141.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />Set a watch, O Lorde, before my mouth, and keepe the doore of my lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/psalms/141.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />Set a watch O God before my mouth: and kepe the doore of my lippes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/psalms/141.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />Set a watch (o LORDE) before my mouth, yee a watch at the dore of my lippes.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/141.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Set, O YHWH, a watch for my mouth, "" Watch over the door of my lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/141.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/141.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Set, O Jehovah, a watch to my mouth; guard over the door of my lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/141.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth: and a door round about my lips. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/141.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 140:3>O Lord, station a guard over my mouth and a door enclosing my lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/141.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH, set a guard at my mouth and a guard for my lips<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/141.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/141.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Set a guard, O LORD, to my mouth; Keep watch at the door of my lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/141.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Set a watch, O Lord, on my mouth, and a strong door about by lips.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/psalms/141.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/7896.htm" title="7896: šî·ṯāh (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To put, set. A primitive root; to place.">Set</a> <a href="/hebrew/8108.htm" title="8108: šā·mə·rāh (N-fs) -- A guard, watch. Feminine of an unused noun from shamar meaning a guard; watchfulness.">a guard,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: lə·p̄î (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">over my mouth;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5341.htm" title="5341: niṣ·ṣə·rāh (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To watch, guard, keep. A primitive root; to guard, in a good sense Or a bad one.">keep watch</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">at</a> <a href="/hebrew/1817.htm" title="1817: dal (N-msc) -- A door. From dalah; something swinging, i.e. The valve of a door.">the door</a> <a href="/hebrew/8193.htm" title="8193: śə·p̄ā·ṯāy (N-fdc:: 1cs) -- Or sepheth; probably from caphah or shaphah through the idea of termination; the lip; by implication, language; by analogy, a margin.">of my lips.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/psalms/141.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/7896.htm" title="7896. shiyth (sheeth) -- to put, set">Set</a><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068. Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- the proper name of the God of Israel">, O Jehovah</a><a href="/hebrew/8108.htm" title="8108. shomrah (shom-raw') -- a guard, watch">, a watch</a><a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310. peh (peh) -- mouth"> for my mouth</a><a href="/hebrew/5341.htm" title="5341. natsar (naw-tsar') -- to watch, guard, keep">, Watch</a><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921. al (al) -- upon, above, over"> Thou over</a><a href="/hebrew/1817.htm" title="1817. deleth (deh'-leth) -- a door"> the door</a><a href="/hebrew/8193.htm" title="8193. saphah (saw-faw') -- lip, speech, edge"> of my lips.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/psalms/141.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068"><span class="divineName">LORD</span></a> <a href="/hebrew/7896.htm" title="שׁית vqvms 7896">, set up</a> <a href="/hebrew/8108.htm" title="שָׁמְרָה ncfsa 8108"> a guard</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> for</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="פֶּה ncmsc 6310"> mouth</a>; <a href="/hebrew/5341.htm" title="נצר vqvms 5341">keep watch</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> at</a> <a href="/hebrew/1817.htm" title="דַּל_1 ncmsc 1817"> the door</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> of my</a> <a href="/hebrew/8193.htm" title="שָׂפָה ncfdc 8193"> lips</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/psalms/141.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/7896.htm" title="7896. shiyth (sheeth) -- to put, set">Set</a> <a href="/hebrew/8108.htm" title="8108. shomrah (shom-raw') -- a guard, watch">a guard,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068. Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- the proper name of the God of Israel">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310. peh (peh) -- mouth">over my mouth;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5341.htm" title="5341. natsar (naw-tsar') -- to watch, guard, keep">Keep</a> <a href="/hebrew/5341.htm" title="5341. natsar (naw-tsar') -- to watch, guard, keep">watch</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921. al (al) -- upon, above, over">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/1800a.htm" title="1800a">the door</a> <a href="/hebrew/8193.htm" title="8193. saphah (saw-faw') -- lip, speech, edge">of my lips.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/psalms/141.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/7896.htm" title="7896. shiyth (sheeth) -- to put, set">Set</a> <a href="/hebrew/8108.htm" title="8108. shomrah (shom-raw') -- a guard, watch">a watch,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068. Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- the proper name of the God of Israel">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310. peh (peh) -- mouth">before my mouth;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5341.htm" title="5341. natsar (naw-tsar') -- to watch, guard, keep">keep</a> <a href="/hebrew/1817.htm" title="1817. deleth (deh'-leth) -- a door">the door</a> <a href="/hebrew/8193.htm" title="8193. saphah (saw-faw') -- lip, speech, edge">of my lips.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../psalms/141-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 141:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 141:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../psalms/141-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 141:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 141:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>