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Psalm 39:1-3
Revised Standard Version
Psalm 39:1-3
Revised Standard Version
Prayer for Wisdom and Forgiveness
To the choirmaster: to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
39 I said, “I will guard my ways,
that I may not sin with my tongue;
I will bridle[a] my mouth,
so long as the wicked are in my presence.”
2 I was dumb and silent,
I held my peace to no avail;
my distress grew worse,
3 my heart became hot within me.
As I mused, the fire burned;
then I spoke with my tongue:
Footnotes
- Psalm 39:1 Heb muzzle
Revised Standard Version (RSV)
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