Psalm 39:2 - The Scriptures 1998

² I became dumb, keeping still; I was silent, from good; And my pain was stirred.

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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.

Psalm 39:2 Cross References

Psalm 119:33

Teach me, O יהוה, the way of Your laws, And I observe it to the end.

Psalm 119:34

Make me understand, that I might observe Your Torah, And guard it with all my heart.

Psalm 141:3

O יהוה, set a guard for my mouth; Watch over the door of my lips.

Psalm 34:14

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

Isaiah 53:7

He was oppressed and He was afflicted, but He did not open His mouth. He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, but He did not open His mouth.

Matthew 7:6

“Do not give what is set-apart to the dogs, nor throw your pearls before the pigs, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.

Acts 4:20

“For it is impossible for us not to speak of what we saw and heard.”