Psalm 39:1-3

For the choir director. For ¹Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

I said, “I will ^akeep watch over my ways

That I ^bmay not sin with my tongue;

I will keep watch over ^cmy mouth as with a muzzle

While the wicked are in my presence.”

I was ^amute with silence,

I even kept silent from speaking good,

And my anguish grew worse.

My ^aheart was hot within me,

While I meditated the fire was burning;

Then I spoke with my tongue: