Psalms 39:1

I said, [to myself,] I will take heed to my ways, That I sin not with my tongue,—I will put on my mouth a muzzle, So long as the lawless is before me.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

2I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, afar from happiness, But, my pain had been stirred:

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Cross References

2 Kings 10:31But, Jehu, took not heed to walk in the law of Yahweh God of Israel, with all his heart,—he turned not away from the sins of Jeroboam, which he caused, Israel, to commit.

1 Chronicles 25:1And David and the captains of the host set apart for service, unto the sons of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, such as should prophesy, with lyres, with harps, and with cymbals,—and, the number of the workers, for their service, was:

Psalms 12:4Them who say—With our tongue, will we prevail, our lips, are our own, who is our master?

Psalms 62:1Surely, towards God, silence [becometh] my soul, From him, is my salvation:

Psalms 77:1With my voice—unto God, will I make outcry, With my voice unto God, and he will give ear unto me;

Psalms 141:3Set thou, O Yahweh, a watch at my mouth, Keep thou guard over 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 →

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