我們繼續來思考詩人在言語上的節制、不把自己的疑惑告訴別人的行為。我認為我們有必要在這一點上作進一步的探討。我們以前說過基督徒不應該偽裝，無論是擔憂、貪婪、怨恨、憎恨，我們在任何時候都要承認自己是誰。完全向自己以及向神承認我們的憤怒、擔心或充滿疑惑都並不是罪，但是我們若不斷的專注它，容許它令我們去到絕望的境地，那就成了罪。

但這是否表示，為了要有情感上的健康我們必須把自己真實的感受告訴所有的人呢？答案顯然是「不」，不過這個答案也必須有限制。例如：在向輔導員或牧者尋求幫助時，說出自己內心的真實感受是正確的。對於這方面，我認為我們應當採納的原則是：只有當我們的情緒符合神的計劃的時候，我們才可以表達內心的真感受。

這是很重要的一點，也是我們必須清楚明白的。對壓抑的治療不是「讓一切都發洩出來」，而是要有正確的選擇性，就是只表達那些會符合神的旨意的情緒。我們必須坦白的向自己和向神承認自己所遇到的境況，然後必須小心地考慮與別人說出內心的感受是否正確、是否配合神的目的。

We continue thinking about the psalmist's decision to take himself in hand and refrain from relaying his doubts to others. I feel it important at this point to say a further word about repression and expression. Christians, we said earlier, are never to pretend about anything. Whether we worry, covet, resent, hate, we are to acknowledge the reality of who we are at any given moment. Fully admitting to ourselves and to God that we are angry, worried or full of doubts, is not sin. It becomes sin when we constantly focus on it and allow it to drag us down into despair.

But does this mean that in order to experience emotional health we must let everything out and tell everybody exactly how we feel? The clear answer to that question is "No", but it is an answer that must be qualified. For example, when seeking help from a counsellor or minister, it would be right to share exactly how you feel. The principle I suggest we adopt in relation to this is as follows: we may express our acknowledged emotions only when such expression is consistent with God's purposes

This is a critical point and it must be understood. The cure for repression is not to "let it all hang out" but to be selective, expressing only those emotions that are in harmony with God's will. We must freely admit to ourselves and to God what is happening to us, but then we must carefully and selectively consider whether it is right and in line with God's purposes to share what we feel with others.