Adam Clarke's Bible Commentary Verse 3. Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth ] While there are so many spies on my actions and words, I have need to be doubly guarded, that my enemies may have no advantage against me. Some think the prayer is against impatience; but if he were now going to Gath, it is more natural to suppose that he was praying to be preserved from dishonouring the truth, and from making sinful concessions in a heathen land; and at a court where, from his circumstances, it was natural to suppose he might be tempted to apostasy by the heathen party. The following verse seems to support this opinion.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-4 - Make haste unto me. Those that know how to value God's graciou presence, will be the more fervent in their prayers. When presented through the sacrifice and intercession of the Saviour, they will be a acceptable to God as the daily sacrifices and burnings of incense wer of old. Prayer is a spiritual sacrifice, it is the offering up the sou and its best affections. Good men know the evil of tongue sins. When enemies are provoking, we are in danger of speaking unadvisedly. Whil we live in an evil world, and have such evil hearts, we have need to pray that we may neither be drawn nor driven to do any thing sinful Sinners pretend to find dainties in sin; but those that consider ho soon sin will turn into bitterness, will dread such dainties, and pra to God to take them out of their sight, and by his grace to turn their hearts against them. Good men pray against the sweets of sin.
Original Hebrew שׁיתה7896 יהוה3068 שׁמרה8108 לפי6310 נצרה5341 על5921 דל1817 שׂפתי׃8193
