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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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Wisdom Before Unbelievers
Commentators unanimously highlight that the psalmist's resolve to 'bridle' his tongue was specifically for when 'the wicked is before me.' He feared that expressing his doubts or pain would give unbelievers a reason to mock God and be confirmed in their skepticism. This serves as a timeless warning for believers to be wise and discerning in how they voice their struggles in the presence of those who might twist their words.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I said - This refers to a resolution that he had formed. He does not say, however, at what time of his life the resolution was adopted, or h…
19th Century
Anglican
My tongue. —To enter into the feeling of the poet we must remember the unrestrained way in which people in ancient Near Eastern cu…
Baptist
I said,
"I thought it, and at last I said it. I resolved; I determined upon it; and I registered the vow."
I will take hee…
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16th Century
Protestant
I said, I will take heed to my ways. David explains and illustrates the greatness of his grief by this circumstance, that, contrary to his…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I said That is, in his heart; he purposed and determined within himself to do as follows; and he might express it wi…
If an evil thought should arise in the mind, suppress it. Watchfulness as a habit is the bridle upon the head; watchfulness in actions is the hand …
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13th Century
Catholic
The psalmist confessed that he suffered affliction for his sin; now here he promises caution in the future.
The title is for th…
