Psalms · Chapter 39 King James Version

Psalms 39:1

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The Scripture

(1) To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. 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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

David mourns the wicked who will be destroyed and his own sins that he has committed. He asks God to judge them and to show his own righteousness. The psalmist reflects on the fairness of God's judgment and his own need for mercy.

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