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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. (KJV)

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אָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiI said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Psalms 39:1 word 1

אֶֽשְׁמְרָ֣ה'esh.me.RahI will guard

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)

Meaning: to keep: guard

Used 160 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 30:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104H; TAHOT Psalms 39:1 word 2

דְרָכַי֮de.ra.Khaiways my

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Construct (HNcbpc)

Meaning: way: conduct

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Psalms 39:1 word 3

מֵחֲט֪וֹאme.cha.To'from sinning

Lemma: חָטָא (cha.ta) · Strong's: H2398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to sin

Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 20:6, Genesis 20:9, Genesis 31:39, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 40:1, Genesis 42:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2398; TAHOT Psalms 39:1 word 4

בִלְשׁ֫וֹנִ֥יvil.Sho.Niwith tongue my

Lemma: לָשׁוֹן (la.shon) · Strong's: H3956G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: tongue

Used 93 times. Also: Exodus 4:10, Exodus 11:7, Joshua 10:21, Judges 7:5, 2 Samuel 23:2, Job 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3956G; TAHOT Psalms 39:1 word 5

אֶשְׁמְרָ֥ה'esh.me.RahI will keep

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)

Meaning: to keep: guard

Used 160 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 30:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104H; TAHOT Psalms 39:1 word 6

לְפִ֥יle.Fito mouth my

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: lip

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Psalms 39:1 word 7

מַחְס֑וֹםmach.Soma muzzle

Lemma: מַחְסוֹם (mach.som) · Strong's: H4269

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: muzzle

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4269; TAHOT Psalms 39:1 word 8

בְּעֹ֖דbe.'Odwhile still

Lemma: עוֹד (od) · Strong's: H5750

Parsing: Acmsa (Acmsa)

Meaning: still

Used 489 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 8:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5750; TAHOT Psalms 39:1 word 9

רָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'[the] wicked

Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: wicked

Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Psalms 39:1 word 10

לְנֶגְדִּֽי\׃le.neg.Di[is] to before me

Lemma: נֶ֫גֶד (ne.ged) · Strong's: H5048

Parsing: Acmsc (Acmsc)

Meaning: before

Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 33:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5048; TAHOT Psalms 39:1 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

For the choirmaster	→	נָצַח H5329 to conduct
For Jeduthun	→	H3038
A Psalm	→	מִזְמוֹר H4210 melody
of David	→	דָּוִד H1732 David
I said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
I will watch	→	שָׁמַר H8104H to keep: guard
my ways	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct
so that I will not sin	→	חָטָא H2398 to sin
with my tongue	→	לָשׁוֹן H3956G tongue
I will guard	→	שָׁמַר H8104H to keep: guard
my mouth	→	פֶּה H6310G lip
with a muzzle	→	מַחְסוֹם H4269 muzzle
as long as	→	עוֹד H5750 still
the wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
are present	→	נֶ֫גֶד H5048 before

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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