Psalms 39:2New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— I was mute and silent, I refrained [even] from good, And my sorrow grew worse.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, [even] from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; And my sorrow was stirred.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, [even] from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— I was dumb with silence, I held my peace from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, afar from happiness, But, my pain had been stirred:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— I was dumb [with] silence, I kept silent from good, and my pain is excited.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— I was dumb, and was humbled, and kept silence from good things: and my sorrow was renewed.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— I was dumme & spake nothing: I kept silece euen from good, and my sorow was more stirred.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— I was dumbe with silence, I held my peace, [euen] from good, and my sorrow was stirred.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— I was dumb and sorrowful, I was wretched, I held myself aloof, even from good; and my sorrow was multiplied.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— I was dumb, and humbled myself, and kept silence from good [words]; and my grief was renewed.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, [even] from good; and my sorrow was stirred. |
I was dumb
481 {0481} Primeאָלַם'alam{aw-lam'}
A primitive root; to tie fast; hence (of the mouth) to be tongue tied.
z8738 <8738> Grammar
Stem - Niphal (See H8833) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 1429
with silence,
1747 {1747} Primeדּוּמִיָּהduwmiyah{doo-me-yaw'}
From H1820; stillness; adverbially silently; abstractly quiet, trust.
I held my peace,
2814 {2814} Primeחָשָׁהchashah{khaw-shaw'}
A primitive root; to hush or keep quiet.
z8689 <8689> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 2675
[ even] from good;
2896 {2896} Primeטוֹבtowb{tobe}
From H2895; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural ( good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb ( well).
x4480 (4480) Complementמִןmin{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
and my sorrow
3511 {3511} Primeכְּאֵבk@'eb{keh-abe'}
From H3510; suffering (physical or mental), adversity.
was stirred.
5916 {5916} Primeעָכַר`akar{aw-kar'}
A primitive root; properly to roil water; figuratively to disturb or afflict.
z8738 <8738> Grammar
Stem - Niphal (See H8833) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 1429 |
Psalms 39:2
Dumb — Two words put together, expressing the same thing, to aggravate or increase it. I held — I forbear to speak, what I justly might, lest I should break forth into some indecent expressions. Stirred — My silence did not assuage my grief, but increase it. |
Psalms 39:2
I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, [even] from good; (c) and my sorrow was stirred.
(c) Though when the wicked ruled he thought to have kept silence, yet his zeal caused him to change his mind. |
- I was:
Psalms 38:13-14 But I, as a deaf [man], heard not; and [I was] as a dumb man [that] openeth not his mouth. ... Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth [are] no reproofs.
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 27:12-14 And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. ... And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.
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- even:
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.
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- my sorrow:
Job 32:19-20 Behold, my belly [is] as wine [which] hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles. ... I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer.
Acts 4:20 For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
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