Psalms 39:1 meaning and explanation
For the choirmaster. For Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”
Psalms 39:1, Berean Standard Bible
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David speaks here, and the heading places his psalm in the hands of the choirmaster and Jeduthun, a temple musician. David has resolved to guard his speech, using the image of a muzzle, a word sometimes linked to the Hebrew machsom, a binding for the mouth.
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