Psalms 39:1-3

¹To the chief Musician, 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 muzzle, while the wicked is before me.

²I was dumb with silence, I held my peace from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

³My heart burned within me; the fire was kindled in my musing: I spoke with my tongue,