Quotes about Reflection
For the choirmaster. For Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”
— Psalm 39:1
I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred.
— Psalm 39:2
My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue:
— Psalm 39:3
“Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is.
— Psalm 39:4
You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah
— Psalm 39:5
Deliver me from all my transgressions; do not make me the reproach of fools.
— Psalm 39:8
I have become mute; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done.
— Psalm 39:9
Turn Your gaze away from me, that I may again be cheered before I depart and am no more.”
— Psalm 39:13
May those who say to me, “Aha, aha!” be appalled at their own shame.
— Psalm 40:15
These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise.
— Psalm 42:4
All day long my disgrace is before me, and shame has covered my face,
— Psalm 44:15
Why do You hide Your face and forget our affliction and oppression?
— Psalm 44:24