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Psalms 39:2
2So I did not speak a word, even about good things. That made me very upset.
Psalms 39:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
- New International Version (NIV)So I remained utterly silent, not even saying anything good. But my anguish increased;
- English Standard Version (ESV)I was mute and silent; I held my peace to no avail, and my distress grew worse.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I was mute with silence, I held my peace even from good; And my sorrow was stirred up.
Context of Psalms 39:2
1I said, ‘I will be careful what I do, so that I do not sin. I will also be careful what I say. When wicked people are listening, I will not even open my mouth.’ So I did not speak a word, even about good things. That made me very upset. 3It was like a fire inside me! As I thought more about it, I just had to say something! So I said this: 4‘Lord, tell me about my life. Tell me how long it will be, and when it will finish. I need to remember that life is only short.
Read all of Psalms 39Psalms 39:2 word by word
נֶאֱלַ֣מְתִּי ד֭וּמִיָּה הֶחֱשֵׁ֣יתִי מִטּ֑וֹב וּכְאֵבִ֥י נֶעְכָּֽר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 39:2
- Psalms 38:13But I am like a deaf man who hears nothing. I am like a dumb man who says nothing.
- Isaiah 53:7People were cruel to him, and he received much pain. But he did not say anything to complain. He was like a lamb that people were leading away to kill. He was like a sheep when they are cutting off its wool, but it makes no noise. In the same way, he did not say anything.
- Matthew 27:12The leaders of the priests and the important Jews spoke against Jesus. They said that he had done many bad things. Jesus did not answer them.
- Matthew 7:6Do not give special things that are for God to dogs. The dogs will turn round and attack you. Do not throw valuable things to pigs. The pigs will only stand on them and bury them in the dirt.’
- Job 32:19I cannot keep quiet any longer! I am like a bag that is full of new wine. I am ready to break so that everything pours out!
- Acts 4:20We know what is right. We must continue to speak about these things. We must tell people about the things that we have seen and heard.’
Commentaries on Psalms 39:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2I held any peace, even from good - "I ceased from the words of the law," says the Chaldee. I spoke nothing, either good or bad. I did not even defend myself. My sorrow was stirred - My afflictions increased, and I had an exacerbation of pain. It is a hard thing to be denied the benefit of complaint in sufferings, as it has a tendency to relieve the mind, and indeed, in some sort, to call off the attention from the place of actual suffering: and yet undue…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2I was dumb with silence - Compare Psalm 38:13. The addition of the words “with silence,” means that he was entirely or absolutely mute; he said nothing at all. The idea is, that he did not allow himself to give utterance to the thoughts which were passing in his mind in regard to the divine dealings. He kept his thoughts to himself, and endeavored to suppress them in his own bosom. I held my peace, even from good - I said nothing. I did not even say what…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3Suffering in silence makes the psalmist's anguish, pain, and inner distress worse.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. even from good--(Ge 31:24), everything.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 39
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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