Psalms 39:1. I said,
"I thought it, and at last I said it. I resolved; I determined upon it; and I registered the vow."
Psalms 39:1. I will take heed to my ways,
Men never go right by accident, he who is heedless is graceless. A holy life is a life that comes of taking heed.
Psalms 39:1. That I sin not with my tongue:
He who keeps his tongue can keep all the rest of his body. The tongue is the helm of the ship, and if that be well managed, the ship will be steered aright. How many sins of the tongue there are, - proud words, false words, trifling words, unclean words! I cannot mention the whole list. The tongue is the best thing in the world or the worst thing, according to how it is savoured.
Psalms 39:1. I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.
"I may feel free when I am with God’s people; then I may wear my heart upon my sleeve, for there are no claws to peck at it. But when I am with the wicked, I must not cast my pearls before swine. I must be careful what I say, for they will be sure to misunderstand and misrepresent me."
Psalms 39:1. I said,
"I thought it, and at last I said it. I resolved; I determined upon it; and I registered the vow."
Psalms 39:1. I will take heed to my ways,
Men never go right by accident, he who is heedless is graceless. A holy life is a life that comes of taking heed.
Psalms 39:1. That I sin not with my tongue:
He who keeps his tongue can keep all the rest of his body. The tongue is the helm of the ship, and if that be well managed, the ship will be steered aright. How many sins of the tongue there are, - proud words, false words, trifling words, unclean words! I cannot mention the whole list. The tongue is the best thing in the world or the worst thing, according to how it is savoured.
Psalms 39:1. I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.
"I may feel free when I am with God’s people; then I may wear my heart upon my sleeve, for there are no claws to peck at it. But when I am with the wicked, I must not cast my pearls before swine. I must be careful what I say, for they will be sure to misunderstand and misrepresent me."