Psalm 39:1-3

New International Reader's Version

39 I said, “I will be careful about how I live.
    I will not sin by what I say.
I will keep my mouth closed
    when I am near sinful people.”
² So I was completely silent.
    I didn’t even say anything good.
    But the pain inside me grew worse.
³ My heart was deeply troubled.
    As I thought about what was happening to me,
I became even more troubled.
    Then I spoke out.