Psalms 39:1-3 New Living Translation (NLT)

1. I said to myself, “I will watch what I doand not sin in what I say.I will hold my tonguewhen the ungodly are around me.”

2. But as I stood there in silence—not even speaking of good things—the turmoil within me grew worse.

3. The more I thought about it,the hotter I got,igniting a fire of words:

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