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Psalms 141:3

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

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שִׁיתָ֣הshitahapplyשִׁיתverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “apply”, a commandH7896to place (in a very wide application)apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, [idiom] look, make, mark, put (on), [phrase] regard, set, shew, be stayed, [idiom] take.יְ֭הוָהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).שָׁמְרָ֣הshamerahwatchשׇׁמְרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “watch”, the ordinary formH8108watchfulnesswatch.לְפִ֑יlefito edgeפֶּהpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…נִ֝צְּרָ֗הnitsrahbesiegedנָצַרverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “besieged”, a commandH5341to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…דַּ֥לdaldoorדֶּלֶתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “door”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1817something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoordoor (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (Psalm 141:3).שְׂפָתָֽיsefataylanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Set a guard, O LORD, to my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; Keep 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.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

In his sight I pour out my prayer, and before him I declare my trouble:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Set a guard, O LORD, to my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Set a watch, O Lord, on my mouth, and a strong door about my lips.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Θοῦ, Κύριε, φυλακὴν τῷ στόματί μου, καὶ θύραν περιοχῆς περὶ τὰ χείλη μου.