The psalmist speaks as if evil words were prisoners trying to escape from his mouth. Alternate translation: "please help me not to say things that are evil" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
The psalmist speaks as if evil words were prisoners trying to escape from his mouth. Alternate translation: "please help me not to say things when I should not" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])