Psalms 39:3

נֶאֱלַמְתִּי דוּמִיָּה הֶחֱשֵׁיתִי מִטּוֹב וּכְאֵבִי נֶעְכָּֽר ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

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

4חַם ־ לִבִּי ׀ בְּקִרְבִּי בַּהֲגִיגִי תִבְעַר ־ אֵשׁ דִּבַּרְתִּי בִּלְשֽׁוֹנִי ׃

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Cross References

Jeremiah 20:9וְאָמַרְתִּי לֹֽא ־ אֶזְכְּרֶנּוּ וְלֹֽא ־ אֲדַבֵּר עוֹד בִּשְׁמוֹ וְהָיָה בְלִבִּי כְּאֵשׁ בֹּעֶרֶת עָצֻר בְּעַצְמֹתָי וְנִלְאֵיתִי כַּֽלְכֵל וְלֹא אוּכָֽל ׃

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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