Psalms 141:3 meaning and explanation

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

Psalms 141:3, Berean Standard Bible

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David is praying in a time of danger, surrounded by people whose words and schemes could draw him into evil. Having asked God to hear his prayer like incense, he turns to a smaller but harder request: control over his own speech.

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