Psalms
Psalm 141:3
3Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth;
keep watch at the door of my lips.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Set | שִׁיתָ֣ה | šî·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H7896 put, set |
| a guard | שָׁמְרָ֣ה | šā·mə·rāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8108 guard, watch |
| O LORD | יְ֭הוָה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| over my mouth | לְפִ֑י | lə·p̄î | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H6310 mouth |
| keep watch | נִ֝צְּרָ֗ה | niṣ·ṣə·rāh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H5341 watch, guard, keep |
| at | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the door | דַּ֥ל | dal | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1817 door |
| of my lips | שְׂפָתָֽי׃ | śə·p̄ā·ṯāy | Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular | H8193 lip, speech, edge |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
James 1:26 · Psalm 39:1 · Micah 7:5 · Psalm 34:13 · James 3:2 · Psalm 71:8 · Psalm 17:3–5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.