Psalm 39:2-4

New King James Version

²^(A)I was mute with silence,
I held my peace even from good;
And my sorrow was stirred up.
³My heart was hot within me;
While I was ^[a]musing, the fire burned.
Then I spoke with my tongue:

⁴“Lord, ^(B)make me to know my end,
And what is the measure of my days,
That I may know how frail I am.

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Psalm 39:3 meditating

Psalm 39:2-4

New International Version

²So I remained utterly silent,^(A)
    not even saying anything good.
But my anguish^(B) increased;
³    my heart grew hot^(C) within me.
While I meditated,^(D) the fire^(E) burned;
    then I spoke with my tongue: