Psalm 39:1-3

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The Vanity of Life.

To the Chief Musician; for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

39 I said, “I will guard my ways
That I may not sin with my tongue;
I will muzzle my mouth
While the wicked are in my presence.”
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I was mute and silent [before my enemies],
I refrained even from good,
And my ^[a]distress grew worse.
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My heart was hot within me.
While I was musing the fire burned;
Then I spoke with my tongue: