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Psalms 39:2
2But as I stood there in silence— not even speaking of good things— the turmoil within me grew worse.
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 to myself, “I will watch what I do and not sin in what I say. I will hold my tongue when the ungodly are around me.” But as I stood there in silence— not even speaking of good things— the turmoil within me grew worse. 3The more I thought about it, the hotter I got, igniting a fire of words: 4“Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered— how fleeting my life is.
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 deaf to all their threats. I am silent before them as one who cannot speak.
- Isaiah 53:7He was oppressed and treated harshly, yet he never said a word. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter. And as a sheep is silent before the shearers, he did not open his mouth.
- Matthew 27:12But when the leading priests and the elders made their accusations against him, Jesus remained silent.
- Matthew 7:6“Don’t waste what is holy on people who are unholy. Don’t throw your pearls to pigs! They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you.
- Job 32:19I am like a cask of wine without a vent, like a new wineskin ready to burst!
- Acts 4:20We cannot stop telling about everything 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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