...have,' saith he, ' purposed that my mouth shall not offend :' and, ' I said,' saith he again, ' I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue...mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.' And thus to maintain a constant guard over his heart and ways, thus in consequence thereof to curb...

...* ,*•,»•.« •Mil •- 'EXPOSITORY LECTURES PSALM XXXIX*. LECTURE I. \ u . I. I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue...mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. CERTAINLY it is a high dignity that is conferred upon man, that he may, as freely and frequently as...

...next, or which his roving fancy doth offer ; for want of that caution of the psalmist, ' I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue...mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.' Sometimes (alas ! how often in this miserable age !) it doth spring from profane boldness ; when men...

...Joseph is one ; and that recorded of King David is another. PsaI. xxxix. 1, 2. "I said 1 will take need to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue ; I will...mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good :" — even from good that is, he was so watchful...

...xxxix. offer . for want of that caution of the Psalmist, / said, I will take heed to my ways, that / sin not with my tongue : I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. Sometimes (alas ! how often in this miserable age !) it doth spring from profane boldness ; when men...

...Lord, before my mouth : keep the door of my lips" In another Psalm (xxxix. 1) David says, " I will take heed to my ways that I sin not with my tongue : " " I will keep my mouth with a bridle (or muzzle) while the wicked is before me ; " and the Apostle Paul exhorts the Colossians to " walk...

...leader of the music of tke Jeduthunites. 1 I SAID, I will take heed to my ways, That I may not sin with my tongue ; I will keep my mouth with a bridle, While the wicked is before me. 2 I was dumb with silence ; I spake not even what was good ; But my pain was increased. 3 My heart...

...mule, whose mouth must be held with the bit and the bridle.' And David saith, ' I will take heed unto my ways, that I sin not with my tongue : I will keep my mouth with a bit, while the wicked is before me.' And this is good advice, that God's people be not ensnared by...

...should take so much notice of Man, and Man should take so little notice of God. I said I will take herd to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue ; I will...mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. Certainly it is a hifjh dignity that is conferred upon man, that he may as freely and frequently as...

...the spirit of God, express himself thus, (Psalm xxxix.) " I said I will take heed to my ways that 1 sin not with my tongue : I will keep my mouth with a hridle while the wicked is hefore me. I was dumh with silence, I held my peace even from good; and...