As with Psalm 38 the precise details of the events surrounding this Psalm are not known, though it is thought that it was written around the same time.
The Psalm starts off with David wisely deciding to guard his tongue, but then finds that keeping totally silent is no good. Our tongue and our words are powerful and important. We should use words wisely and sparingly, but we need to speak. We are not to talk nonsense or destructive stuff, but we are to speak the truth and encouraging and affirming words, and especially words of praise to God.
David then meditates on the fleetingness of his life. We are here but for a short time, and time is the most precious commodity. So we need to use our days wisely.
David is still aware of his sin and is receiving discipline from the Lord, but in the midst of this he still hopes in the Lord. No one likes being disciplined (Hebrews 12:5-12) and we often feel pretty rotten in the midst of it, but in the midst of it we should still seek, praise, and call upon the Lord with confidence.
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