Psalms 39:1-4

¹For 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.”

²I was mute with silence. I held my peace, even from good. My sorrow was stirred.

³My heart was hot within me. While I meditated, the fire burned. I spoke with my tongue:

⁴“Yahweh, show me my end, what is the measure of my days. Let me know how frail I am.