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Psalm 141.3 (NIV)
Set a guard over my
mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.
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| Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.* |
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David
is concerned about being surprised into sin. He could have allowed himself to
express resentment toward his enemies, but instead he prays for the right
attitude. David knew that our mouths are capable of spewing out damaging words
we don’t even know we are thinking. In the “thoughtlessness of conversation,”* we often get
caught up in the moment and say things we shouldn’t. It would be helpful
if God would just lock the door of our lips and throw away the key, but there
are times when you can’t not say
anything.
In court, we swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
In life, we must be careful to say nothing that could convey other than the
truth. Someone
has said that it would be a pity for a mouth that has been used in prayer to be
defiled with lies or pride or anger.* It reminds me of what people
say to shame someone who is using foul language: “Do you kiss your mother with
that mouth?”
Pray, like David, that God would put a guard over your mouth! |
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| An abundance of words is seldom heard.* |
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