Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version my heart grew hot within me. While I meditated, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue: New Living Translation The more I thought about it, the hotter I got, igniting a fire of words: English Standard Version My heart became hot within me. As I mused, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue: Berean Standard Bible My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue: King James Bible My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue, New King James Version My heart was hot within me; While I was musing, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue: New American Standard Bible My heart was hot within me, While I was musing the fire burned; Then I spoke with my tongue: NASB 1995 My heart was hot within me, While I was musing the fire burned; Then I spoke with my tongue: NASB 1977 My heart was hot within me; While I was musing the fire burned; Then I spoke with my tongue: Legacy Standard Bible My heart was hot within me, While I meditated the fire was burning; Then I spoke with my tongue: Amplified Bible My heart was hot within me. While I was musing the fire burned; Then I spoke with my tongue: Christian Standard Bible My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, a fire burned. I spoke with my tongue: Holman Christian Standard Bible My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, a fire burned. I spoke with my tongue:” American Standard Version My heart was hot within me; While I was musing the fire burned: Then spake I with my tongue: Contemporary English Version I felt a fire burning inside, and the more I thought, the more it burned, until at last I said: English Revised Version My heart was hot within me; while I was musing the fire kindled: then spake I with my tongue: GOD'S WORD® Translation My heart burned like a fire flaring up within me. Then I spoke with my tongue: Good News Translation and I was overcome with anxiety. The more I thought, the more troubled I became; I could not keep from asking: International Standard Version My heart within me became incensed; as I thought about it, the fire burned. Then I spoke out: Majority Standard Bible My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue: NET Bible my anxiety intensified. As I thought about it, I became impatient. Finally I spoke these words: New Heart English Bible My heart was hot within me. While I meditated, the fire burned: I spoke with my tongue: Webster's Bible Translation My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then I spoke with my tongue. World English Bible My heart was hot within me. While I meditated, the fire burned. I spoke with my tongue: Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionMy heart [is] hot within me, "" In my meditating the fire burns, "" I have spoken with my tongue. Young's Literal Translation Hot is my heart within me, In my meditating doth the fire burn, I have spoken with my tongue. Smith's Literal Translation My heart was hot in the midst of me; in my heat the fire will burn: I spake with my tongue. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleMy heart grew hot within me : and in my meditation a fire shall flame out. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible my heart smolders within me. In my sighing a fire blazes up, and I break into speech: New Revised Standard Version my heart became hot within me. While I mused, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue: Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleMy heart was hot within me; and my body was on fire; then spoke I with my tongue, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated My heart is hot within me and fire is renewed in my body; I meditated with my tongue. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917My heart waxed hot within me; While I was musing, the fire kindled; Then spoke I with my tongue: Brenton Septuagint Translation My heart grew hot within me, and a fire would kindle in my meditation: I spoke with my tongue, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context I Will Watch My Ways…2I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred. 3My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue: 4“Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is.… Cross References Jeremiah 20:9 If I say, “I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,” His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones, and I become weary of holding it in, and I cannot prevail. Job 32:18-20 For I am full of words, and my spirit within me compels me. / Behold, my belly is like unvented wine; it is about to burst like a new wineskin. / I must speak and find relief; I must open my lips and respond. Luke 24:32 They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us as He spoke with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?” Jeremiah 6:11 But I am full of the LORD’s wrath; I am tired of holding it back. “Pour it out on the children in the street, and on the young men gathered together. For both husband and wife will be captured, the old and the very old alike. Acts 4:20 For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.” Proverbs 16:23 The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips. Matthew 12:34 You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. James 3:6 The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. Psalm 119:11 I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You. 1 Corinthians 9:16 Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! Proverbs 15:28 The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil. Psalm 45:1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song. My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer. 2 Corinthians 5:14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died. Isaiah 30:27 Behold, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a consuming fire. Jeremiah 23:29 “Is not My word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that smashes a rock?” Treasury of Scripture My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spoke I with my tongue, Jeremiah 20:9 Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay. Ezekiel 3:14 So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me. Luke 24:32 And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures? Jump to Previous Breast Burn Burned Burning Deep Fire Grew Heart Hot Kindled Lighted Meditated Mused Musing Thought Tongue Waxed WithinJump to Next Breast Burn Burned Burning Deep Fire Grew Heart Hot Kindled Lighted Meditated Mused Musing Thought Tongue Waxed WithinPsalm 39 1. David's care of his thoughts4. The consideration of the brevity and vanity of life 7. the reverence of God's judgments 10. and prayer, are his bridles of impatience My heart grew hot within me; This phrase reflects an intense emotional and spiritual state. In biblical context, the heart often symbolizes the center of one's emotions and thoughts. The psalmist, traditionally understood to be David, experiences a deep internal struggle. This internal heat can be seen as a metaphor for righteous anger or conviction. Similar expressions of internal turmoil are found in Jeremiah 20:9, where the prophet describes God's word as a fire in his heart. The heart's heat may also symbolize the Holy Spirit's work, convicting and stirring the believer towards action or repentance. as I mused, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue: Persons / Places / Events 1. DavidThe author of Psalm 39, David is expressing his inner turmoil and the struggle to maintain silence in the face of his emotions. 2. God The ultimate audience of David's prayer and reflection, highlighting the relationship between the psalmist and the divine. 3. The Heart Symbolic of the inner self, emotions, and thoughts, which are central to the psalmist's experience. 4. The Tongue Represents the act of speaking, which David initially restrains but eventually uses to express his feelings. 5. The Fire A metaphor for the intense emotions and thoughts that build up within David, leading to his eventual outburst. Teaching Points The Power of ReflectionReflecting on our emotions and thoughts is crucial before speaking. David's musing led to a deeper understanding of his feelings. The Danger of Suppressed Emotions Suppressing emotions can lead to an eventual outburst. It's important to find healthy ways to process and express our feelings. The Role of Prayer in Emotional Turmoil Turning to God in prayer, as David does, can provide guidance and peace when we are overwhelmed by our emotions. Guarding the Heart and Tongue We must be vigilant about what we allow to dwell in our hearts, as it will eventually influence our words and actions. The Importance of Timing in Speech There is wisdom in knowing when to speak and when to remain silent. Seeking God's guidance can help us discern the right time.(3) The fire burned.--The attempt at repression only makes the inward flame of feeling burn the more fiercely, till at last it is too much for the resolution that has been formed, and the passion of the heart breaks out in words. Like the modern poet, the Hebrew bard had felt "Twere better not to breathe or speak Than cry for strength, remaining weak, And seem to find, but still to seek." "But thought is too much for him, and he breaks into speech, not, however, fretfully, still less with bitter invective against others. It is a dialogue with the ruler of destiny, in which frail man wants to face his condition, and know the worst. Verse 3. - My heart was hot within me; or, grew hot (Kay). And while I was musing the fire burned; or, kindled (Revised Version). Then spake I with my tongue; i.e. aloud, articulately. I could not - at any rate, I did not - refrain myself. I burst out in speech, and made my moan to GodParallel Commentaries ... Hebrew My heartלִבִּ֨י ׀ (lib·bî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre grew hot חַם־ (ḥam-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2552: To be or become warm within me; בְּקִרְבִּ֗י (bə·qir·bî) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 7130: The nearest part, the center as I mused, בַּהֲגִיגִ֥י (ba·hă·ḡî·ḡî) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1901: A whisper, musing, murmuring the fire אֵ֑שׁ (’êš) Noun - common singular Strong's 784: A fire burned. תִבְעַר־ (ṯiḇ·‘ar-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1197: To kindle, consume, to be, brutish [Then] I spoke דִּ֝בַּ֗רְתִּי (dib·bar·tî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue with my tongue: בִּלְשֽׁוֹנִי׃ (bil·šō·w·nî) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3956: The tongue Links Psalm 39:3 NIVPsalm 39:3 NLT Psalm 39:3 ESV Psalm 39:3 NASB Psalm 39:3 KJV Psalm 39:3 BibleApps.com Psalm 39:3 Biblia Paralela Psalm 39:3 Chinese Bible Psalm 39:3 French Bible Psalm 39:3 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 39:3 My heart was hot within me (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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