Psalms 39:2

I was dumb with silence; I spake not even what was good; But my pain was increased.

Noyes Bible

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“A psalm of David. For the leader of the music of the Jeduthunites.” I said, I will take heed to my ways, That I may not sin with my tongue; I will keep my mouth with a bridle, While the wicked is before me.

3My heart was hot within me; In my anguish the fire burst forth, And I spake with my tongue:

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Cross References

Job 32:19Behold, my bosom is as wine that hath no vent; Like bottles of new wine, which are bursting.

Psalms 38:13But I, like a deaf man, hear not; And, like a dumb man, open not my mouth.

Psalms 119:34Give me understanding, that I may keep thy law; That I may observe it with my whole heart!

Isaiah 53:7He was oppressed, that was already afflicted. Yet he opened not his mouth; As a lamb that is led to the slaughter, And as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, He opened not his mouth.

Matthew 27:12And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he made no answer.

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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