Psalm 39:1-3

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To the director, Jeduthun.^[a] A song of David.

39 I said, “I will be careful about what I say.
I will not let my tongue cause me to sin.
I will keep my mouth closed^[b]
when I am around wicked people.”

²So I didn’t say anything.
    I didn’t even say anything good,
    but I became even more upset.
³I was very angry,
    and the more I thought about it, the angrier I became.
    So I said something.

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Footnotes

Psalm 39:1 Psalm 39 Jeduthun Or “and to Jeduthun,” one of the three main temple musicians. See 1 Chron. 9:16; 16:38-42.
Psalm 39:1 will keep … closed Literally, “guard my mouth with a muzzle.”