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Psalm 139:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Before I even speak a word, you know what I will say,

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Why do you talk so much when you know so little?

You asked why I talk so much when I know so little. I have talked about things that are far beyond my understanding.

How long will you talk and keep saying nothing?

Let my words and my thoughts be pleasing to you, LORD, because you are my mighty rock and my protector.

I'll search Jerusalem with lamps and punish those people who sit there unworried while thinking, “The LORD won't do anything, good or bad.”

If you think you are being religious, but can't control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and everything you do is useless.