Watch What You Say

Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;

keep watch over the door of my lips!

Psalm 141:3

Words are fast things sometimes

slipping from my mouth

without careful thought

doing damage I never had in mind.

Warned to be slow to speak

I may forget and say

something in a sinful way

causing hurt and pain, showing I'm weak.

But God can protect my speech

obeying His Word's commands

a guard is close at hand

and He can handle what I cannot reach.

Holiness, O God, in what I say

is my prayer in brokenness

heal me, cleanse with burning coal my wickedness

so my lips can honor You today.

Your Spirit must guard my impulsivity

and quiet my heart's strong will

so that in my soul I will be still

and listen to You with peace and tranquility.

Fill me with biblical wisdom rare

so what I think upon

is solid, founded on

Your truth, speaking it, my words are clear.

Set a guard, O LORD, over what I say

so that Your glory I will show...

so that Your gospel I will know...

let Your words leave the door of my lips today.

Amen