Psalms 39:1

לַמְנַצֵּחַ לידיתון מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִֽד ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

2אָמַרְתִּי אֶֽשְׁמְרָה דְרָכַי מֵחֲטוֹא בִלְשׁוֹנִי אֶשְׁמְרָה לְפִי מַחְסוֹם בְּעֹד רָשָׁע לְנֶגְדִּֽי ׃

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Cross References

2 Kings 10:31וְיֵהוּא לֹא שָׁמַר לָלֶכֶת בְּתֽוֹרַת ־ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵֽי ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּכָל ־ לְבָבוֹ לֹא סָר מֵעַל חַטֹּאות יָֽרָבְעָם אֲשֶׁר הֶחֱטִיא אֶת ־ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל ׃

1 Chronicles 25:1וַיַּבְדֵּל דָּוִיד וְשָׂרֵי הַצָּבָא לַעֲבֹדָה לִבְנֵי אָסָף וְהֵימָן וִֽידוּתוּן הנביאים בְּכִנֹּרוֹת בִּנְבָלִים וּבִמְצִלְתָּיִם וַֽיְהִי מִסְפָּרָם אַנְשֵׁי מְלָאכָה לַעֲבֹדָתָֽם ׃

Psalms 12:4יַכְרֵת יְהוָה כָּל ־ שִׂפְתֵי חֲלָקוֹת לָשׁוֹן מְדַבֶּרֶת גְּדֹלֽוֹת ׃

Psalms 62:1לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַֽל ־ יְדוּתוּן מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִֽד ׃

Psalms 77:1לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַֽל ־ ידיתון לְאָסָף מִזְמֽוֹר ׃

Psalms 141:3שִׁיתָה יְהוָה שָׁמְרָה לְפִי נִצְּרָה עַל ־ דַּל שְׂפָתָֽי ׃

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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