"Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. Incline not my heart to any evil thing" (Psalm 141:3,4). "A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold" (Proverbs 25:11). "Then he [Peter] began to curse and swear, saying, I know not the Man" (Matthew 26:74).
Set a watch, O my Lord,
At the door of my lips,
And screen every word
Before the word slips.
Be the Guard of my heart
Before my mouth sins.
Yes, it's better to start
Where the problem begins.
Let Your word richly dwell
In my heart everyday.
Let me draw from the well
Of Your word and Your way.
Send a word that is right,
Fitting each situation.
Let Your truth be my light
And my heart's meditation.
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