Psalms 39:2

I was dumb with silence, I held my peace from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

In Context

1{To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.} I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a muzzle, while the wicked is before me.

3My heart burned within me; the fire was kindled in my musing: I spoke with my tongue,

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Cross References

Job 32:19Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; like new flasks, it is ready to burst.

Psalms 38:13But I, as a deaf [man], hear not; and am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

Psalms 119:34Give me understanding, and I will observe thy law; and I will keep it with [my] whole heart.

Isaiah 53:7He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, but he opened not his mouth; he was led as a lamb to the slaughter, and was as a sheep dumb before her shearers, and he opened not his mouth.

Matthew 27:12And when he was accused of the chief priests and the elders, he answered nothing.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 39:2-7

Devout Reflections; Brevity and Vanity of Life. 1 I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. 2 I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred. 3 My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue, 4 Lord , make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am. 5 Behold, thou hast made my days as a… Read the whole commentary →

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