Psalm 39:2 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

I was dumb with silence, I held my peace without profit and had no comfort away from good, while my distress was renewed.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

So I was completely quiet, silent. I kept my peace, but it did no good. My pain got worse.

Catholic Public Domain Version

I have waited expectantly for the Lord, and he was attentive to me.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

With expectation I have waited for the Lord, and he was attentive to me.

Psalm 39:2 Cross References

Psalm 119:33

Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; And I shall keep it unto the end.

Psalm 119:34

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; Yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

Psalm 141:3

Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.

Psalm 34:14

Depart from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.

Isaiah 53:7

He was oppressed, yet he humbled himself and opened not his mouth; as a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before her shearers is dumb; yea, he opened not his mouth.

Matthew 7:6

Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample them under their feet, and turn and rend you.

Acts 4:20

for we cannot but speak the things which we saw and heard.