🎵WEB · Psalms 39:1
What does Psalms 39:1 mean?
"I said, “I will watch my ways, so that I don’t sin with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me.”"
— Psalms 39:1 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
I said, “I will watch my ways, so that I don’t sin with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me.”
I was mute with silence. I held my peace, even from good. My sorrow was stirred.
My heart was hot within me. While I meditated, the fire burned. I spoke with my tongue:
“Yahweh, show me my end, what is the measure of my days. Let me know how frail I am.
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