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Psalm 39:1-3
Contemporary English Version
Psalm 39:1-3
Contemporary English Version
(A psalm by David for Jeduthun, the music leader.)
A Prayer for Forgiveness
1 I told myself, “I'll be careful
not to sin by what I say,
and I'll muzzle my mouth
when evil people are near.”
2 I kept completely silent,
but it did no good,[a]
and I hurt even worse.
3 I felt a fire burning inside,
and the more I thought,
the more it burned,
until at last I said:
Footnotes
- 39.2 but … good: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
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