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OET (OET-RV) For the musical director: A song by David for Yedutun.
⇔ I decided that I’ll watch what I say
⇔ so that I won’t sin with my lips.
⇔ I’ll muzzle my mouth while in the presence of evil people.

39:1 OSHB variant note: ל/ידיתון: (x-qere) ’לִֽ/ידוּת֗וּן’: lemma_l/3038 n_1 morph_HR/Np id_19FYp לִֽ/ידוּת֗וּן

39:2 Note: KJB: Ps.39.1

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Εἰς τὸ τέλος, τῷ Δαυὶδ ψαλμός.
( Eis to telos, tōi Dawid psalmos. )

ULT 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.”

UST A psalm written by David for Jeduthun, the choir director
⇔ I said to myself, “I will be careful not to sin by the things that I say.
⇔ I will not say anything to complain to you
⇔ while wicked people are near to me and can hear me.”

BSB 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.”

MSB 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.”

OEB For the leader; for Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
⇔ I vowed to watch my words,
⇔ and sin not with my tongue,
⇔ but to put on my mouth a muzzle,
⇔ while the wicked were in my presence.

WEBBE For the Chief Musician. For Jeduthun. A Psalm by David.
⇔ 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.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David.
⇔ I decided, “I will watch what I say
⇔ and make sure I do not sin with my tongue.
⇔ I will put a muzzle over my mouth
⇔ while in the presence of an evil man.”

LSV TO THE OVERSEER. FOR JEDUTHUN. A PSALM OF DAVID. I have said, “I observe my ways,
Against sinning with my tongue,
I keep a curb for my mouth,
While the wicked [is] before me.”

FBV For Jeduthun, the music director. A psalm of David.
⇔ I told myself, “I will be careful in what I do, and not sin in what I say. I will keep my mouth shut[fn] when the wicked are around.”

39:1 Literally, “I will keep a muzzle over my mouth.”

T4T I said to myself, “I will be careful not to sin by the things that I say [MTY].
⇔ I will not say anything to complain
⇔ while wicked people are near to me and can hear me.”

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BBE To the chief music-maker. Of Jeduthun. A Psalm. Of David.
⇔ I said, I will give attention to my ways, so that my tongue may do no wrong; I will keep my mouth under control, while the sinner is before me.

Moff From the Choirmaster Jeduthun’s collection. A song of David.
⇔ I said, I will be careful what I do,
⇔ lest I sin with my tongue;
⇔ I must put a muzzle on my lips
⇔ in presence of the ungodly.

JPS (39-1) For the Leader, for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. (39-2) I said: 'I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue; I will keep a curb upon my mouth, while the wicked is before me.'

ASV For the Chief Musician, for 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.

DRA Unto the end, a psalm for David himself.

YLT To the Overseer, to Jeduthun. — A Psalm of David. I have said, 'I observe my ways, Against sinning with my tongue, I keep for my mouth a curb, while the wicked [is] before me.'

Drby To the chief Musician, 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 muzzle, while the wicked is before me.

RV For the Chief Musician, for 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.

SLT To the overseer, to Jeduthun: chanting of David. I said, I will watch my way from sinning with my tongue: I will watch for my mouth with a muzzle while yet the unjust one is before me.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.[fn]

39.1 my mouth…: Heb. a bridle, or, muzzle for my mouth

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]To the chiefe Musician, euen to Ieduthun, A Psalme of Dauid. ¶ I sayd, I will take heede to my waies, that I sinne not with my tongue: I will keepe my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes))

39:1 Heb. a bridle, or mousell for my mouth.

Bshps No Bshps PSA book available

Gnva To the excellent musician Ieduthun. I thought, I will take heede to my wayes, that I sinne not with my tongue: I will keepe my mouth brideled, while the wicked is in my sight.
(To the excellent musician Yeduthun. I thought, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth brideled, while the wicked is in my sight. )

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ClVg In finem. Psalmus ipsi David.[fn]
(In the_end. Psalm themselves David. )

39.1 In finem psalmus. CASS. Primum inducit Ecclesiam exspectasse Dominum, et accepisse eum, et ab eo Novum Testamentum, quod et multi secuturi sunt: unde percutit omnes superstitiones et invitat ad mirabilia Dei. ID. Hic Christus ex membris.

39.1 In the_end psalm/song. CASS. Primum leads Assembly/Churchm exspectasse the_Master, and to_have_received him, and away by_him Novum Tesneverthelesstum, that and multi secuturi are: whence percutit everyone superstitiones and invites to wonderful_things of_God. ID. Here/This Christ from membris.

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