Psalms 39:3

And he put a new song into my mouth, even a hymn to our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall hope in the Lord. 1

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,

In Context

2And he brought me up out of a pit of misery, and from miry clay: and he set my feet on a rock, and ordered my goings aright. 1

4Blessed is the man whose hope is in the name of the Lord, and who has not regarded vanities and false frenzies. 1

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Cross References

Jeremiah 20:9Then I said, I will by no means name the name of the Lord, and I will no more at all speak in his name. But it was a burning fire flaming in my bones, and I am utterly weakened on all sides, and can’t bear up.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 39:2-7

Devout Reflections; Brevity and Vanity of Life. 1 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. 2 I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred. 3 My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue, 4 Lord , make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am. 5 Behold, thou hast made my days as a… Read the whole commentary →

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