Verse 3

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

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Sett vakter ved leppene mine, Herre; beskytt døren til munnen min.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Sett, Herre, et vakthold foran min munn; vokt mine leppers dør.

• Norsk King James

  Sett en vakt, Herre, foran munnen min; vokt leppene mine.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Herre, sett vakt for min munn, pass på døren til mine lepper.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Sett, Herre, vakt for min munn, vokt dørens mine lepper.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Sett en vakt, HERRE, for min munn; vokt mine leppers dør.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Sett en vakt, HERRE, ved min munn; bevok porten til mine lepper.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Sett en vakt, HERRE, for min munn; vokt mine leppers dør.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Sett, Herre, en vakt for min munn, vokt mine leppers dør.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Psalms.141.3", "source": "שִׁיתָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה שָׁמְרָ֣ה לְפִ֑י נִ֝צְּרָ֗ה עַל־דַּ֥ל שְׂפָתָֽי׃", "text": "*Šîtâ* *YHWH* *šāmrâ* to-*pî* [my mouth]; *niṣṣərâ* over-*dal* *śəpātāy* [door of my lips].", "grammar": { "*Šîtâ*": "verb, qal imperative masculine singular - set/place/appoint", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - LORD", "*šāmrâ*": "noun, feminine singular - guard/watch", "*pî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my mouth", "*niṣṣərâ*": "verb, qal imperative masculine singular with paragogic he - keep watch/guard", "*dal*": "noun, masculine singular construct - door/gate", "*śəpātāy*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 1st person singular suffix - my lips" }, "variants": { "*Šîtâ*": "set/place/appoint/establish", "*šāmrâ*": "guard/watch/keeper", "*niṣṣərâ*": "keep watch/guard/preserve", "*dal*": "door/gate/entrance" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Sett, Herre, en vakt for min munn; vokt døren til mine lepper.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Herre! sæt en Varetægt for min Mund, tag vare paa mine Læbers Dør.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Sett en vakt, HERRE, foran min munn; vokt dørens port på mine lepper.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Sett en vakt, Herre, for min munn. Hold dørens vakt over mine lepper.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Herre, sett vakt for min munn, vokt døren til mine lepper.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Sett vakt, Herre, foran min munn; vokt døren til mine lepper.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Herre, vokt min munn; vokt mine lepper.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Set a watch (o LORDE) before my mouth, yee a watch at the dore of my lippes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Set a watch, O Lorde, before my mouth, and keepe the doore of my lips.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Set a watch O God before my mouth: and kepe the doore of my lippes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips.

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  O Lord, keep a watch over my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

• Mic 7:5 : 5 Do not trust in a friend, put no confidence in a guide: keep the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your bosom.
• Jas 1:26 : 26 If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is useless.
• Ps 39:1 : 1 I said, I will be careful of my ways, so that I do not sin with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked are before me.
• Ps 71:8 : 8 Let my mouth be filled with your praise and with your honor all the day.
• Ps 17:3-5 : 3 You have tested my heart; you have visited me in the night; you have tried me, and shall find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. 4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of your lips I have kept myself from the paths of the destroyer. 5 Hold up my steps in your paths, that my footsteps do not slip.
• Ps 34:13 : 13 Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit.
• Jas 3:2 : 2 For in many things we all stumble. If anyone does not stumble in word, the same is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body.