New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 39:1-3

1I saidאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, “I willguardאֶֽשְׁמְרָ֣ה'esh.me.RahH8104my waysדְרָכַי֮de.ra.KhaiH1870That Imay not sinמֵחֲט֪וֹאme.cha.To'H2398with my tongueבִלְשׁ֫וֹנִ֥יvil.Sho.NiH3956;I will guardאֶשְׁמְרָ֥ה'esh.me.RahH8104my mouthלְפִ֥יle.FiH6310as with a muzzleמַחְס֑וֹםmach.SomH4269Whileבְּעֹ֖דbe.'OdH5750the wickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563are in my presenceלְנֶגְדִּֽי׃le.neg.DiH5048.”

2I wasmuteנֶאֱלַ֣מְתִּיne.'e.Lam.tiH481and silentד֭וּמִיָּהDu.mi.yahH1747, Irefrainedהֶחֱשֵׁ֣יתִיhe.che.Shei.tiH2814evenfrom goodמִטּ֑וֹבmi.TovH2896, And mysorrowוּכְאֵבִ֥יu.khe.'e.ViH3511grewH5916worseH5916.

3Myheartלִבִּ֨י׀li.BiH3820was hotחַם־cham-H2552withinבְּקִרְבִּ֗יbe.kir.BiH7130me,While I was musingבַּהֲגִיגִ֥יba.ha.gi.GiH1901the fireאֵ֑שׁ'EshH784burnedתִבְעַר־tiv.'ar-H1197; ThenI spokeדִּ֝בַּ֗רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696with my tongueבִּלְשֽׁוֹנִי׃bil.Sho.niH3956:

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