Psalms 39:2

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

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

1To the chief Musician, even 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 bridle, while the wicked is before me.

3My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then I spoke with my tongue.

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Cross References

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

Psalms 38:13But I, as a deaf man , heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

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

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

Matthew 27:12And 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 →

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