Psalm 39:1
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
5329 [e]לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ
lam-naṣ-ṣê-aḥ
To the Chief MusicianPrep-l, Art | V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms
  לידיתון
[lî-ḏî-ṯūn
JeduthunPreposition-l :: Noun - proper - masculine singular Prep-l | N-proper-ms
 
ḵ]
 
3038 [e][לִֽידוּת֗וּן]
(lî-ḏū-ṯūn,
to JeduthunPrep-l | N-proper-ms
 
q)
 
4210 [e](מִזְמ֥וֹר)
miz-mō-wr
a PsalmN-ms
1732 [e]לְדָוִֽד׃
lə-ḏā-wiḏ.
of DavidPrep-l | N-proper-ms
559 [e]אָמַ֗רְתִּי
’ā-mar-tî,
I saidV-Qal-Perf-1cs
8104 [e]אֶֽשְׁמְרָ֣ה
’eš-mə-rāh
I will guardV-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cs
1870 [e]דְרָכַי֮
ḏə-rā-ḵay
my waysN-cpc | 1cs
2398 [e]מֵחֲט֪וֹא
mê-ḥă-ṭō-w
lest I sinPrep-m | V-Qal-Inf
3956 [e]בִלְשׁ֫וֹנִ֥י
ḇil-šō-w-nî
with my tonguePrep-b | N-csc | 1cs
8104 [e]אֶשְׁמְרָ֥ה
’eš-mə-rāh
I will restrainV-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cs
6310 [e]לְפִ֥י
lə-p̄î
my mouthPrep-l | N-msc | 1cs
4269 [e]מַחְס֑וֹם
maḥ-sō-wm;
with a muzzleN-ms
5704 [e]בְּעֹ֖ד
bə-‘ōḏ
whilePrep-b | Adv
7563 [e]רָשָׁ֣ע
rā-šā‘
the wickedAdj-ms
5048 [e]לְנֶגְדִּֽי׃
lə-neḡ-dî.
are before mePrep-l | 1cs





















Hebrew Texts
תהילים 39:1 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ [לִידִיתוּן כ] (לִֽידוּת֗וּן ק) מִזְמֹ֥ור לְדָוִֽד׃ אָמַ֗רְתִּי אֶֽשְׁמְרָ֣ה דְרָכַי֮ מֵחֲטֹ֪וא בִלְשֹׁ֫ונִ֥י אֶשְׁמְרָ֥ה לְפִ֥י מַחְסֹ֑ום בְּעֹ֖ד רָשָׁ֣ע לְנֶגְדִּֽי׃

תהילים 39:1 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
למנצח [לידיתון כ] (לידותון ק) מזמור לדוד׃ אמרתי אשמרה דרכי מחטוא בלשוני אשמרה לפי מחסום בעד רשע לנגדי׃

תהילים 39:1 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
למנצח [לידיתון כ] (לידותון ק) מזמור לדוד׃ אמרתי אשמרה דרכי מחטוא בלשוני אשמרה לפי מחסום בעד רשע לנגדי׃

תהילים 39:1 Hebrew Bible
למנצח לידיתון מזמור לדוד אמרתי אשמרה דרכי מחטוא בלשוני אשמרה לפי מחסום בעד רשע לנגדי׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, "I will guard my ways That I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth as with a muzzle While the wicked are in my presence."

King James Bible
<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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A Davidic psalm. I said, "I will guard my ways so that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are in my presence."
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