Psalms 39:1
“A psalm of David. For the leader of the music of the Jeduthunites.” I said, I will take heed to my ways, That I may not sin with my tongue; I will keep my mouth with a bridle, While the wicked is before me.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
2I was dumb with silence; I spake not even what was good; But my pain was increased.
Cross References
Psalms 12:4Who say, “With our tongues will we prevail; Our lips are our reliance; Who is lord over us?”
Psalms 62:1“For the leader of the music of the Jeduthunites, A psalm of David.” Truly my soul resteth on God alone; From him cometh my deliverance!
Psalms 77:1“For the leader of the music of the Jeduthunites. A psalm of Asaph.” I call upon God; I cry aloud for help; I call upon God, that he would hear me!
Psalms 141:3Set a watch, O LORD! before my mouth; Guard the door of my lips!
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 →