Psalms 39:1
For the chief musician, for Jeduthun. A psalm of David. I decided, “I will watch what I say so that I do not sin with my tongue. I will muzzle my mouth while in the presence of an evil man.”This verse in the real world
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- מַחְסוֹםmachçôwma muzzle
- יְדוּתוּןYᵉdûwthûwnJeduthun, an Israelite
- מִזְמוֹרmizmôwrproperly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes
- נָצַחnâtsachproperly, to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the
- לָשׁוֹןlâshôwnthe tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or s
- חָטָאchâṭâʼproperly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, la
- פֶּהpehthe mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech);
- שָׁמַרshâmarproperly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, e
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.