2276) When I was in England, I saw the royal palace guards. Their fluffy black hats and red uniforms make it hard to ignore they are there.

These guards not only protect royalty, they also protect outsiders because these guards greatly discourage violence in the perimeter.

I think of this when I read Psalm 141:3-4. Here, David asks God to set a guard on his mouth. He recognized that his words could spark division, wars, an environment of taking sides and more.

None of these things is good, so David asks for a guard on his mouth.

It’s eye-opening to me to be reminded that when I guard what I say, it also benefits others by not bringing to them division, wars and an antagonistic environment.