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Prayer for Wisdom and Forgiveness

To the choirmaster: to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

39 I said, “I will guard my ways,
that I may not sin with my tongue;
I will bridle[a] my mouth,
    so long as the wicked are in my presence.”
I was dumb and silent,
    I held my peace to no avail;
my distress grew worse,
    my heart became hot within me.
As I mused, the fire burned;
    then I spoke with my tongue:

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 39:1 Heb muzzle

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