Psalm 39:3

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Psalm 39:3

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Berean Standard Bible

My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue:

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KJV

King James Version

My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: [ then] spake I with my tongue,

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WEB

World English Bible

My heart was hot within me. While I meditated, the fire burned. I spoke with my tongue:

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ASV

American Standard Version

My heart was hot within me; While I was musing the fire burned; [Then] spake I with my tongue:

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Psalm 39

¹ For the choirmaster. For Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”

² I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred.

³ My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue:

⁴ “Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is.

⁵ You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah

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