Psalms 39:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Psalms 39:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Psalms 39:1 in 6 Bible Translations
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Psalms 39:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For the Chief Musician. For Jeduthun. A Psalm by David. 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.””
Psalms 39:1 — World English Bible
Psalms 39:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“ 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. ”
Psalms 39:1 — American Standard Version
Psalms 39:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“To the Overseer, to Jeduthun. --A Psalm of David. I have said, `I observe my ways, Against sinning with my tongue, I keep for my mouth a curb, while the wicked <FI>is<Fi> before me.'”
Psalms 39:1 — Young's Literal Translation
Psalms 39:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“ I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a muzzle, while the wicked is before me. ”
Psalms 39:1 — Darby Translation
Psalms 39:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“To the excellent musician Ieduthun. I thought, I will take heede to my wayes, that I sinne not with my tongue: I will keepe my mouth brideled, while the wicked is in my sight.”
Psalms 39:1 — Geneva Bible
Psalms 39:1 in Context — Psalms 39
1 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.
2 I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
3 My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,
What Does Psalms 39:1 Mean?
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