O Lord, give me the words! Then my mouth will praise you.

O God, listen to my prayer! Pay attention to what I say!

which my lips uttered and my mouth spoke when I was in trouble.

I will sing a song that imparts wisdom; I will make insightful observations about the past.

Recall the miraculous deeds he performed, his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed,

When the godly see this, they rejoice, and every sinner shuts his mouth.

I will thank the Lord profusely, in the middle of a crowd I will praise him,

They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see,

The law you have revealed is more important to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.

O Lord, please accept the freewill offerings of my praise! Teach me your regulations!

They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see,

O Lord, place a guard on my mouth! Protect the opening of my lips!

As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

who speak lies, and make false promises.

For they do not speak the truth; their stomachs are like the place of destruction, their throats like an open grave, their tongues like a steep slope leading into it.

From the mouths of children and nursing babies you have ordained praise on account of your adversaries, so that you might put an end to the vindictive enemy.

His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.

You have scrutinized my inner motives; you have examined me during the night. You have carefully evaluated me, but you find no sin. I am determined I will say nothing sinful.

Smoke ascended from his nose; fire devoured as it came from his mouth; he hurled down fiery coals.

May my words and my thoughts be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my sheltering rock and my redeemer.