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Psalms 39:1

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I said: Psalms 119:9; 1 Kings 2:4; 2 Kings 10:31; Proverbs 4:26-27; Hebrews 2:1

that I: Psalms 12:4, Psalms 73:8-9, Psalms 141:3; Proverbs 18:21, Proverbs 21:23

my mouth: etc. Heb. a bridle, or muzzle, for my mouth, James 1:26, James 3:2-8

while: Amos 5:13; Micah 7:5-6; Colossians 4:5

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