Psalms 39:9

Psalms 39:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.
• New International Version (NIV)I was silent; I would not open my mouth, for you are the one who has done this.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I am mute; I do not open my mouth, for it is you who have done it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I was mute, I did not open my mouth, Because it was You who did it.

Context of Psalms 39:9

7And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you. 8Rescue me from my rebellion. Do not let fools mock me. I am silent before you; I won’t say a word, for my punishment is from you. 10But please stop striking me! I am exhausted by the blows from your hand. 11When you discipline us for our sins, you consume like a moth what is precious to us. Each of us is but a breath. Interlude

Psalms 39:9 word by word

נֶ֭אֱלַמְתִּי לֹ֣א אֶפְתַּח־פִּ֑י כִּ֖י אַתָּ֣ה עָשִֽׂיתָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I was dumbאָלַם'âlam · be dumbH481
• I openedפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
• not my mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• because thou didstעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for Psalms 39:9

• Psalms 38:13But I am deaf to all their threats. I am silent before them as one who cannot speak.
• Leviticus 10:3Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord meant when he said, ‘I will display my holiness through those who come near me. I will display my glory before all the people.’” And Aaron was silent.
• 1 Samuel 3:18So Samuel told Eli everything; he didn’t hold anything back. “It is the Lord’s will,” Eli replied. “Let him do what he thinks best.”
• 2 Samuel 16:10“No!” the king said. “Who asked your opinion, you sons of Zeruiah! If the Lord has told him to curse me, who are you to stop him?”
• Job 1:21He said, “I came naked from my mother’s womb, and I will be naked when I leave. The Lord gave me what I had, and the Lord has taken it away. Praise the name of the Lord!”
• Job 2:10But Job replied, “You talk like a foolish woman. Should we accept only good things from the hand of God and never anything bad?” So in all this, Job said nothing wrong.
• Job 40:4“I am nothing—how could I ever find the answers? I will cover my mouth with my hand.
• Daniel 4:35All the people of the earth are nothing compared to him. He does as he pleases among the angels of heaven and among the people of the earth. No one can stop him or say to him, ‘What do you mean by doing these things?’

Commentaries on Psalms 39:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9I was dumb - See the notes at Psalm 39:2. Compare Isaiah 53:7. The meaning here is, that he did not open his mouth to complain; he did not speak of God as if he had dealt unkindly or unjustly with him. I opened not my mouth - I kept entire silence. This would be better rendered, “I am dumb; I will not open my mouth.” The meaning is, not that he had been formerly silent and uncomplaining, but that he was now silenced, or that his mind was now calm, and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-13Verses 7-13 There is no solid satisfaction to be had in the creature; but it is to be found in the Lord, and in communion with him; to him we should be driven by our disappointments. If the world be nothing but vanity, may God deliver us from having or seeking our portion in it. When creature-confidences fail, it is our comfort that we have a God to go to, a God to trust in. We may see a good God doing all, and ordering all events concerning us; and a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-11The psalmist links suffering with God’s discipline, assuming that it is punishment for his sin.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-108-10. Patiently submissive, he prays for the removal of his chastisement, and that he may not be a reproach.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 39:9

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Resignation

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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