Psalms 141:3-4

141:3 O Lord, place a guard on my mouth!

Protect the opening ¹  of my lips! ² 

141:4 Do not let me have evil desires, ³ 

or participate in sinful activities

with men who behave wickedly. ⁴ 

I will not eat their delicacies. ⁵ 

[141:3]  ¹ tn Heb “door.” The Hebrew word occurs only here in the OT.

[141:3]  ² sn My mouth…my lips. The psalmist asks God to protect him from speaking inappropriately or sinfully.

[141:4]  ³ tn Heb “do not turn my heart toward an evil thing.”

[141:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “to act sinfully in practices in wickedness with men, doers of evil.”

[141:4]  ⁵ sn Their delicacies. This probably refers to the enjoyment that a sinful lifestyle appears to offer.