Psalms 39:3

Psalms 39:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,
• New International Version (NIV)my heart grew hot within me. While I meditated, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue:
• English Standard Version (ESV)My heart became hot within me. As I mused, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue:
• New King James Version (NKJV)My heart was hot within me; While I was musing, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue:

Context of Psalms 39:3

1I said, “I will watch my ways so that I do not sin with my tongue. I will bridle my mouth while wicked people are in my presence.” 2I remained totally speechless. I kept silent, although it did me no good. While I was deep in thought, my pain grew worse. My heart burned like a fire flaring up within me. Then I spoke with my tongue: 4“Teach me, O Lord, about the end of my life. Teach me about the number of days I have left so that I may know how temporary my life is. 5Indeed, you have made the length of my days ⌞only⌟ a few inches. My life span is nothing compared to yours. Certainly, everyone alive is like a whisper in the wind. Selah

Psalms 39:3 word by word

חַם־לִבִּ֨י׀ בְּקִרְבִּ֗י בַּהֲגִיגִ֥י תִבְעַר־אֵ֑שׁ דִּ֝בַּ֗רְתִּי בִּלְשֽׁוֹנִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• My heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• was hotחָמַםchâmam · to warmH2552
• withinקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• me, while I was musingהָגִיגhâgîyg · meditationH1901
• the fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• burnedבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: burnH1197
• thenאָז'âz · thenH227
• spakeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• I with my tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongueH3956

Cross-references for Psalms 39:3

• Jeremiah 20:9I think to myself, “I can forget the Lord and no longer speak his name.” But ⌞his word⌟ is inside me like a burning fire shut up in my bones. I wear myself out holding it in, but I can’t do it any longer.
• Ezekiel 3:14Then the Spirit lifted me and took me away. I went away feeling bitter and angry. The strong power of the Lord came over me.
• Luke 24:32They said to each other, “Weren’t we excited when he talked with us on the road and opened up the meaning of the Scriptures for us?”

Commentaries on Psalms 39:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3My heart was hot within me - A natural feeling of repressed grief. While I was musing - What was at first a simple sensation of heat produced a flame; the fire broke out that had long been smothered. It is a metaphor taken from vegetables, which, being heaped together, begin to heat and ferment, if not scattered and exposed to the air; and will soon produce a flame, and consume themselves and every thing within their reach.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3My heart was hot within me - My mind became more and more excited; my feelings more and more intense. The attempt to suppress my emotions only more and more enkindled them. While I was musing the fire burned - literally, “in my meditation the fire burned.” That is, while I was dwelling on the subject; while I was agitating it in my mind; while I thought about it - the flame was enkindled, and my thoughts found utterance. He was unable longer to suppress…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3Suffering in silence makes the psalmist's anguish, pain, and inner distress worse.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. His emotions, as a smothered flame, burst forth.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 39:3

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Meditation

In the dictionaries

• Altogether
• Frail
• Jeduthun
• Measure
• Psalms
• Silence
• Vain
• Dumb
• Fire
• Muse; Musing

Commentaries on Psalms 39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings