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Psalms 39:9

I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst

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Verse 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

Verse 2

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

Verse 3

My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,

Verse 4

LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail

Verse 5

Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.