Psalms 39:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 39:3

Prayer for Wisdom and Forgiveness

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

1 I said, “I will guard my ways,
Lest I sin with my ^atongue;
I will restrain my mouth with a muzzle,
While the wicked are before me.”

2 ^aI was mute with silence,
I held my peace even from good;
And my sorrow was stirred up.

3 My heart was hot within me;
While I was¹ musing, the fire burned.
Then I spoke with my tongue:

4 “Lord, ^amake me to know my end,
And what is the measure of my days,
That I may know how frail I am.

5 Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths,
And my age is as nothing before You;
Certainly every man at his best state is but ^avapor. Selah

Verse Comparison: Psalms 39:3

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American Standard Version
My heart was hot within me; While I was musing the fire burned: `Then' spake I with my tongue:

Amplified® Bible
My heart was hot within me. While I was musing, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue:

Contemporary English Version
I felt a fire burning inside, and the more I thought, the more it burned, until at last I said:

Darby English Version
My heart burned within me; the fire was kindled in my musing: I spoke with my tongue,

Good News Bible
and I was overcome with anxiety. The more I thought, the more troubled I became; I could not keep from asking:

King James Version
My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,

New American Standard Bible
My heart was hot within me, While I was musing the fire burned; {Then} I spoke with my tongue:

New International Version
My heart grew hot within me,
and as I meditated, the fire burned;
then I spoke with my tongue:

New King James Version
My heart was hot within me;
While I was musing, the fire burned.
Then I spoke with my tongue:

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
My heart felt hot within me, While I mused the fire burned; Then I spoke with my tongue:

Revised Standard Version
my heart became hot within me. As I mused, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue:

Young's Literal Translation
Hot `is' my heart within me, In my meditating doth the fire burn, I have spoken with my tongue.

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

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