The bible goes on to tell us
Just the way enjoying life or suffering in life is a function of the choices we make, same way enjoying life or suffering in life is a function of the our choices in speech, I.e the choice of the words we speak.
With this in mind our text becomes very relevant.
It says cast not I.e do not loose, i.e there might be more than enough reasons for you to stop, change, slow down your confidence-talking about your bold speaking, audacious speech
Your boasting in the Lord about who He is, whom He has made you, what He has done, etc Da 3:16-18, 1Sa 17:45-47, Nu 14:8-10, Ga 2:20, 1Co 1:30, 1Jn 5:4
WHY?
It has great recompense of reward : it is like a blue chip universal stock, it will yield better than NaijaBet, 234Bet, Bitcoin, etc.,
Watch this, Joshua 1:8, Ps 1:1-3
SO WHAT ARE OUR MEDITATIONS?, what are the things that occupy our thought processes, our hearts, Matthew 12:34 MEDITATIONS is supposed to be easy and straight forward
Philippians 4:8-9
Who and what do we give our members, especially our ears to, Mark 4:24-25
PART OF THIS IS SPEAKING/ PRAYING IN UNKNOWN TONGUES, Jude 1:20, 1Co 14:2, Joel 2:28, Ro 8:26
NB
Our words are unctioned, there are not just meant for communication, they are most effective in the area of creation and bringing of things into being i.e prophesying