To the chief Musician
natsach (naw-tsakh')
to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music)
even to Jeduthun
Yduwthuwn (yed-oo-thoon')
laudatory; Jeduthun, an Israelite -- Jeduthun.
A Psalm
mizmowr (miz-more')
instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes -- psalm.
of David
David (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
I said
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
I will take heed
shamar (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
to my ways
derek (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
that I sin
chata' (khaw-taw')
to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
not with my tongue
lashown (law-shone')
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
I will keep
shamar (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
my mouth
peh (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
with a bridle
machcowm (makh-sohm')
a muzzle -- bridle.
while the wicked
rasha` (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
is before me
