Psalm 39:3
Strong's Lexicon
My heart
לִבִּ֨י ׀ (lib·bî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3820: 1) inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding 1a) inner part, midst 1a1) midst (of things) 1a2) heart (of man) 1a3) soul, heart (of man) 1a4) mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory 1a5) inclination, resolution, determination (of will) 1a6) conscience 1a7) heart (of moral character) 1a8) as seat of appetites 1a9) as seat of emotions and passions 1a10) as seat of courage

grew hot
חַם־ (ḥam-)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2552: 1) to be hot, become warm 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be or grow warm 1a2) of passion (fig.) 1b) (Niphal) to become aroused, inflame oneself with 1c) (Piel) to warm 1d) (Hithpael) to warm oneself

within me;
בְּקִרְבִּ֗י (bə·qir·bî)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7130: 1) midst, among, inner part, middle 1a) inward part 1a1) physical sense 1a2) as seat of thought and emotion 1a3) as faculty of thought and emotion 1b) in the midst, among, from among (of a number of persons) 1c) entrails (of sacrificial animals)

as I mused,
בַּהֲגִיגִ֥י (ba·hă·ḡî·ḡî)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1901: 1) whisper, musing, murmuring 1a) murmuring 1b) musing

the fire
אֵ֑שׁ (’êš)
Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 784: 1) fire 1a) fire, flames 1b) supernatural fire (accompanying theophany) 1c) fire (for cooking, roasting, parching) 1d) altar-fire 1e) God's anger (fig.)

burned.
תִבְעַר־ (ṯiḇ·‘ar-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1197: 1) to burn, consume, kindle, be kindled 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to begin to burn, be kindled, start burning 1a2) to burn, be burning 1a3) to burn, consume 1a4) Jehovah's wrath, human wrath (fig.) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to kindle, burn 1b2) to consume, remove (of guilt) (fig.) 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to kindle 1c2) to burn up 1c3) to consume (destroy) 1d) (Pual) to burn v denom 2) to be stupid, brutish, barbarous 2a) (Qal) to be stupid, dull-hearted, unreceptive 2b) (Niphal) to be stupid, dull-hearted 2c) (Piel) to feed, graze 2d) (Hiphil) to cause to be grazed over

[Then] I spoke
דִּ֝בַּ֗רְתִּי (dib·bar·tî)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1696: 1) to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing 1a) (Qal) to speak 1b) (Niphal) to speak with one another, talk 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to speak 1c2) to promise 1d) (Pual) to be spoken 1e) (Hithpael) to speak 1f) (Hiphil) to lead away, put to flight

with my tongue:
בִּלְשֽׁוֹנִי׃ (bil·šō·w·nî)
Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3956: 1) tongue 1a) tongue (of men) 1a1) tongue (literal) 1a2) tongue (organ of speech) 1b) language 1c) tongue (of animals) 1d) tongue (of fire) 1e) wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue:

Young's Literal Translation
Hot [is] my heart within me, In my meditating doth the fire burn, I have spoken with my tongue.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, a fire burned. I spoke with my tongue:

New American Standard Bible
My heart was hot within me, While I was musing the fire burned; [Then] I spoke with my tongue:

King James Bible
My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: [then] spake I with my tongue,
Parallel Verses
New International Version
my heart grew hot within me. While I meditated, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue:

New Living Translation
The more I thought about it, the hotter I got, igniting a fire of words:

English Standard Version
My heart became hot within me. As I mused, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue:

New American Standard Bible
My heart was hot within me, While I was musing the fire burned; Then I spoke with my tongue:

King James Bible
My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, a fire burned. I spoke with my tongue:"

International Standard Version
My heart within me became incensed; as I thought about it, the fire burned. Then I spoke out:

NET Bible
my anxiety intensified. As I thought about it, I became impatient. Finally I spoke these words:

American Standard Version
My heart was hot within me; While I was musing the fire burned: Then'spake I with my tongue:

English Revised Version
My heart was hot within me; while I was musing the fire kindled: then spake I with my tongue:

Young's Literal Translation
Hot is my heart within me, In my meditating doth the fire burn, I have spoken with my tongue.
















Cross References
Luke 24:32
And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?

Psalm 32:3
When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.

Psalm 32:4
For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.

Jeremiah 20:9
Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 39:2
I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

Psalm 39:1
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.

Psalm 38:22
Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.

Psalm 39:4
LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.

Psalm 39:5
Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.

Psalm 39:6
Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
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