Psalms 39:1

Unto the end, for Idithun himself, a canticle of David.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.

In Context

2I said: I will take heed to my ways : that I sin not with my tongue. I have set guard to my mouth, when the sinner stood against me.

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Cross References

2 Kings 10:31But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the Lord the God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, who had made Israel to sin.

1 Chronicles 25:1Moreover David and the chief .officers of the army separated for the ministry the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Idithun : to prophesy with harps, and with psalteries, and with cymbals according to their number serving in their appointed office.

Psalms 12:4May the Lord destroy all deceitful lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things.

Psalms 62:1Unto the end, for Idithun, a psalm of David.

Psalms 77:1Unto the end, for Idithun, a psalm of Asaph.

Psalms 141:3Who have devised iniquities in their hearts: all the day long they designed battles.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 39:1

David seems to have been in a great strait when he penned this psalm, and, upon some account or other, very uneasy; for it is with some difficulty that he conquers his passion, and composes his spirit himself to take that good counsel which he had given to others ( xxxvii. ) to rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him, without fretting; for it is easier to give the good advice than to give the good example of quietness under affliction. What was the particular trouble which gave occasion for the conflict David… Read the whole commentary →

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