In your anger...

1 Psalm 4:4 (New International Version):

In your anger do not sin; when you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent.

2 Psalm 4:4 (New International Version):

When you are angry, do not sin.
Think about these things quietly
as you go to bed.

Interesting... So maybe that is the secret to not sinning when you are angry? I happen to be great at opening my mouth in my anger. Seems like I've been working on that for years and years. Usually when I going to bed, or already in bed, I've already forgotten half the day.

But I wonder if he's talking about waiting before responding here. I have learned to write an e-mail in anger and then save it as a draft and read it an hour later, or the next day. Usually I end up re-writing it with much more tact. I think that's what he's talking about here. Any time I'm angry, I should do my best to wait before giving an answer in anger, or acting in anger. Give it a day, ponder on it, and see if I still come to the same conclusion.

Apparently, it's not just me. I find it extremely easy to sin when I'm angry... and apparently, David did as well..

1 New International Version (NIV)

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2 New Century Version (NCV)

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