My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,
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Verse 3 is found in chapter 39 of Psalms. Psalm 39 reflects on human frailty and the brevity of life. The initial attempt to control speech before the wicked leads to meditation on existence as brief and transient. Accumulated wealth appears incapable of resolving the human condition. Therefore the prayer ends by asking God to teach the psalmist to number his days and turn away from affliction so that he may regain strength.
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Ich bin verstummt und still und schweige der Freuden und muß mein Leid in mich fressen.
Enardeciose mi corazón dentro de mí; Encendiose fuego en mi meditación, Y así proferí con mi lengua:
Mi corazón ardía dentro de mí; mientras meditaba, se encendió un fuego. Entonces hablé con mi lengua:
Mon coeur brûlait au dedans de moi, Un feu intérieur me consumait, Et la parole est venue sur ma langue.
Il mio cuore si è riscaldato dentro di me; Un fuoco si è acceso, mentre io ravvolgeva questo nell’animo mio; Onde io ho parlato colla mia lingua, dicendo:
Esquentou-se-me o coração dentro de mim; enquanto eu meditava se acendeu um fogo; então falei com a minha língua:
我的心在我裏面發熱; 我默想的時候,火就燒起, 我用舌頭說話:
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