Psalms 39:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsPsalms 39:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ
nâtsach
H5329
to excel
לידיתון
Yᵉdûwthûwn
H3038
Jeduthun
לִֽידוּת֗וּן
Yᵉdûwthûwn
H3038
Jeduthun
מִזְמ֥וֹר
mizmôwr
H4210
psalm
לְדָוִֽד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אָמַ֗רְתִּי
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶֽשְׁמְרָ֣ה
shâmar
H8104
to keep
דְרָכַי֮
derek
H1870
way
מֵחֲט֪וֹא
châṭâʼ
H2398
to sin
בִלְשׁ֫וֹנִ֥י
lâshôwn
H3956
tongue
אֶשְׁמְרָ֥ה
shâmar
H8104
to keep
לְפִ֥י
peh
H6310
mouth
מַחְס֑וֹם
machçôwm
H4269
muzzle
בְּעֹ֖ד
ʻad
H5704
until
רָשָׁ֣ע
râshâʻ
H7563
wicked
לְנֶגְדִּֽי
neged
H5048
before
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World English Bible Public Domain
I said, "I will watch my ways, so that I don't sin with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me."
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King James Version Public Domain
I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I said, “Let me guard my ways from sinning with my tongue. Let me guard a muzzle for my mouth while the wicked before me.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).