Psalm 39:2 - New International Version (Anglicised)

² So I remained utterly silent, not even saying anything good. But my anguish increased;

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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.

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 Tagairtí Cros

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Psalm 119:34

Give me understanding, so that I may keep your law and obey it with all my heart.

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Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.

Psalm 34:14

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He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.

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‘Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

Acts 4:20

As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.’