Psalms 39:2
I kept silent; I kept back my words even from saying anything good, 1 and my pain grew worse. 1
Unlocked Literal 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
Cross References
Job 32:19See, my breast is like fermenting wine that has no vent; 1 like new wineskins, it is ready to burst. 1
Psalms 38:13But I, I am like a deaf man and hear nothing; 1 I am like a mute man who says nothing. 1
Psalms 119:34Give me understanding, and I will keep your law; 1 I will observe it with all my heart. 1
Isaiah 53:7He was oppressed; yet when he humbled himself, he did not open his mouth; 1 as a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is silent, 1 so he did not open his mouth. 1
Matthew 27:12But when he was accused by the chief priests and 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 →