Keep Me from Sin

LORD, You have searched me and known me.

You know when I sit down and when I stand up; You understand my thoughts from far away. You observe my travels and my rest;

You are aware of all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, LORD.1

LORD, set up a guard for my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips. Do not let my heart turn to any evil thing. 2 For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart. 3 Surely You desire integrity in the inner self. 4

Test me, LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind. 5 Keep Your servant from willful sins; do not let them rule over me.6

Keep me from the way of deceit. 7 Guide me in Your truth and teach me. 8 Make my steps steady through Your promise; don’t let any sin dominate me. 9

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You,

LORD, my rock and my Redeemer. 10 May my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes so that I will not be put to shame. 11

 

1 Ps 139.1-4 2 Ps 141.3-4 3 Mt 12.34 4 Ps 51.6 5 Ps 26.2 6 Ps 19.13 7 Ps 119.29 8 Ps 25.5 9 Ps 119.133 10 Ps 19.14 11 Ps 119.80