Psalm 141:3
Modern Translations
New International Version
Set a guard over my mouth, LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips.

New Living Translation
Take control of what I say, O LORD, and guard my lips.

English Standard Version
Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips!

Berean Study Bible
Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.

New American Standard Bible
Set a guard, LORD, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.

NASB 1995
Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.

NASB 1977
Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.

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

Christian Standard Bible
LORD, set up a guard for my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
LORD, set up a guard for my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.

Contemporary English Version
Help me to guard my words whenever I say something.

Good News Translation
LORD, place a guard at my mouth, a sentry at the door of my lips.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
O LORD, set a guard at my mouth. Keep watch over the door of my lips.

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

NET Bible
O LORD, place a guard on my mouth! Protect the opening of my lips!
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

New King James Version
Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.

King James 2000 Bible
Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips.

New Heart English Bible
Set a watch, 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.

American King James 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.

A Faithful Version
Set a guard, O LORD, to my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips.

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

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

Webster's Bible Translation
Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Set a watch, O Lorde, before my mouth, and keepe the doore of my lips.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Set a watch O God before my mouth: and kepe the doore of my lippes.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Set a watch (o LORDE) before my mouth, yee a watch at the dore of my lippes.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Set, O YHWH, a watch for my mouth, "" Watch over the door of my lips.

Young's Literal Translation
Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips.

Smith's Literal Translation
Set, O Jehovah, a watch to my mouth; guard over the door of my lips.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth: and a door round about my lips.

Catholic Public Domain Version
O Lord, station a guard over my mouth and a door enclosing my lips.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
LORD JEHOVAH, set a guard at my mouth and a guard for my lips

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

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Set a guard, O LORD, to my mouth; Keep watch at the door of my lips.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Set a watch, O Lord, on my mouth, and a strong door about by lips.
















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