Psalms 39:1
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.
King James Version
In Context
2I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
Cross References
2 Kings 10:31But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin.
1 Chronicles 25:1Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:
Psalms 12:4Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
Psalms 62:1Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
Psalms 77:1I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.
Psalms 141:3Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep 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 →