Psalms 39:3. My heart was hot within me,
The fire was kept in his heart; it was not allowed space to break forth, so his heart was hot as an oven.
Psalms 39:3. While I was musing the fire burned:
He grew so hot with grief, that he was compelled to speak.
Psalms 39:3. Then spake I with my tongue,
I am not sure that he did not sin then. We sin if we are silent, and we sin if we speak, for we are such sinful creatures. It would have been better perhaps, if David had said, "Lord, help me to take heed to my ways, and rule thou over my tongue, "for as it was, you see, he could not manage his tongue. He was either too fast or too slow. However, this time he spake well, for he spoke to God. More talk to God and less chat to men, and we should be wiser and better.
Psalms 39:3. My heart was hot within me,
The fire was kept in his heart; it was not allowed space to break forth, so his heart was hot as an oven.
Psalms 39:3. While I was musing the fire burned:
He grew so hot with grief, that he was compelled to speak.
Psalms 39:3. Then spake I with my tongue,
I am not sure that he did not sin then. We sin if we are silent, and we sin if we speak, for we are such sinful creatures. It would have been better perhaps, if David had said, "Lord, help me to take heed to my ways, and rule thou over my tongue, "for as it was, you see, he could not manage his tongue. He was either too fast or too slow. However, this time he spake well, for he spoke to God. More talk to God and less chat to men, and we should be wiser and better.