1“A psalm of David. For the leader of the music of the Jeduthunites.” I said, I will take heed to my ways, That I may not sin with my tongue; I will keep my mouth with a bridle, While the wicked is before me.
2I was dumb with silence; I spake not even what was good; But my pain was increased.
3My heart was hot within me; In my anguish the fire burst forth, And I spake with my tongue:
Psalms 39
Psalms 39:1-3