Psalm 39:2 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

² I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; And my sorrow was stirred.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² 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)

² I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; And my sorrow was stirred.

Common English Bible

² So I was completely quiet, silent. I kept my peace, but it did no good. My pain got worse.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² I have waited expectantly for the Lord, and he was attentive to me.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² 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, 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 openeth not his mouth.

Matthew 7:6

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

Acts 4:20

For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.