Psalms 39:2
(39:3) I was dumb in deep silence, I was quite still, even from [speaking] good; but my pain was greatly excited;
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
In Context
Cross References
Job 32:19Behold, my bosom is like [fresh] wine which hath not been opened: like new bottles it is ready to burst.
Psalms 38:13(38:14) But I, as a deaf man, hear not; and I am as a dumb man that cannot open his mouth.
Psalms 119:34Give me understanding, that I may keep thy law, and I will observe it with all [my] heart.
Isaiah 53:7He was oppressed, and he was also taunted, yet he opened not his mouth; like the lamb which is led to the slaughter, and like an ewe before her shearers is dumb; and he opened not his mouth.
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 →