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Psalms 39:2

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To the chief Musician, [even] to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. 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.	I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, [even] from good; and my sorrow was stirred.	My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: [then] spake I with my tongue,

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

I was dumb^H481 with silence^H1747, I held my peace^H2814, even from good^H2896; and my sorrow^H3511 was stirred^H5916.

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Original Hebrew

אָמַרְתִּי אֶשְׁמְרָה דְרָכַי מֵחֲטֹוא בִלְשֹׁונִי אֶשְׁמְרָה לְפִי מַחְסֹום בְּעֹד רָשָׁע לְנֶגְדִּי׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
אָמַ֗רְתִּי	'a.Mar.ti	H559	HVqp1cs	I said
אֶֽשְׁמְרָ֣ה	'esh.me.Rah	H8104	HVqh1cs	I will guard
דְרָכַ/י֮	de.ra.Kha/i	H1870	HNcbpc/Sp1cs	ways/ my
מֵ/חֲט֪וֹא	me./cha.To'	H2398	HR/Vqc	from/ sinning
בִ/לְשׁ֫וֹנִ֥/י	vi/l.Sho.N/i	H3956	HR/Ncbsc/Sp1cs	with/ tongue/ my
אֶשְׁמְרָ֥ה	'esh.me.Rah	H8104	HVqh1cs	I will keep
לְ/פִ֥/י	le./F/i	H6310	HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs	to/ mouth/ my
מַחְס֑וֹם	mach.Som	H4269	HNcmsa	a muzzle
בְּ/עֹ֖ד	be./'Od	H5704	HR/D	while/ still
רָשָׁ֣ע	ra.Sha'	H7563	HAamsa	(the) wicked
לְ/נֶגְדִּֽ/י	le./neg.D/i	H5048	HR/R/Sp1cs	(is) to/ before/ me

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H481 — אָלַם (ʼâlam, aw-lam'): a primitive root; to tie fast; hence (of the mouth) to be tongue-tied; bind, be dumb, put to silence.
• H1747 — דּוּמִיָּה (dûwmîyâh, doo-me-yaw'): from דָּמָה; stillness; adverbially, silently; abstractly quiet, trust; silence, silent, waiteth.
• H2814 — חָשָׁה (châshâh, khaw-shaw'): a primitive root; to hush or keep quiet; hold peace, keep silence, be silent, (be) still.
• H2896 — טוֹב (ṭôwb, tobe): from טוֹב; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well); beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
• H3511 — כְּאֵב (kᵉʼêb, keh-abe'): from כָּאַב; suffering (physical or mental), adversity; grief, pain, sorrow.
• H5916 — עָכַר (ʻâkar, aw-kar'): a primitive root; properly, to roil water; figuratively, to disturb or affict; trouble, stir.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
• H1870 — דֶּרֶךְ (derek, deh'-rek): from דָּרַךְ; a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb; along, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).
• H2398 — חָטָא (châṭâʼ, khaw-taw'): a primitive root; properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn; bear the blame, cleanse, commit (sin), by fault, harm he hath done, loss, miss, (make) offend(-er), offer for sin, purge, purify (self), make reconciliation, (cause, make) sin(-ful, -ness), trespass.
• H3956 — לָשׁוֹן (lâshôwn, law-shone'): or לָשֹׁן; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה; from לָשַׁן; the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water); [phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.
• H4269 — מַחְסוֹם (machçôwm, makh-sohm'): from חָסַם; a muzzle; bridle.
• H5048 — נֶגֶד (neged, neh'-ghed): from נָגַד; a front, i.e. part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before; about, (over) against, [idiom] aloof, [idiom] far (off), [idiom] from, over, presence, [idiom] other side, sight, [idiom] to view.
• H5704 — עַד (ʻad, ad): properly, the same as עַד (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with); against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.
• H6310 — פֶּה (peh, peh): from פָּאָה; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to; accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, tenor, [idiom] to, [phrase] two-edged, wish, word.
• H7563 — רָשָׁע (râshâʻ, raw-shaw'): from רָשַׁע; morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person; [phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
• H8104 — שָׁמַר (shâmar, shaw-mar'): a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.; beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).

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