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
1 tn Heb “door.” The Hebrew word occurs only here in the OT.
2 sn My mouth…my lips. The psalmist asks God to protect him from speaking inappropriately or sinfully.
3 tn Heb “do not turn my heart toward an evil thing.”
4 tn Heb “to act sinfully in practices in wickedness with men, doers of evil.”
5 sn Their delicacies. This probably refers to the enjoyment that a sinful lifestyle appears to offer.