Teach me the way of Your decrees, Adonai, and I will follow them to the end.
Psalm 39:2 - Tree of Life Version I said: “I will guard my ways, so I will not sin with my tongue. I will muzzle my mouth while the wicked are before me.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
Teach me the way of Your decrees, Adonai, and I will follow them to the end.
Give me understanding, that I may keep Your Torah and observe it with all my heart.
Set a guard, Adonai, over my mouth. Keep watch over the door of my lips.
He was oppressed and He was afflicted yet He did not open His mouth. Like a lamb led to the slaughter, like a sheep before its shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
“Do not give what is holy to dogs or throw your pearls before pigs; otherwise they will trample them under their feet, then turn and rip you to shreds.