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Psalm 39:1

World English Bible

I said, “I will watch my ways, so that I don’t sin with my tongue.
I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me.”

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Psalm 39:1 in other translations

I said, I will take heed to my ways, That I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, While the wicked is before me.

Psalm 39:1 · American Standard Version

Psalm 39:1 in context

  1. 1I said, “I will watch my ways, so that I don’t sin with my tongue.
    I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me.”
  2. 2I was mute with silence.
    I held my peace, even from good.
    My sorrow was stirred.
  3. 3My heart was hot within me.
    While I meditated, the fire burned.
    I spoke with my tongue: