Psalms 39:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred.”
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“I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.”
King James Version · Public Domain“I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; And my sorrow was stirred.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“I was dumb <FI>with<Fi> silence, I kept silent from good, and my pain is excited.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 39:2 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 32:19Behold, my belly is like unvented wine; it is about to burst like a new wineskin.
- Psalms 34:14Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
- Psalms 38:13But like a deaf man, I do not hear; and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth.
- Psalms 119:33Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, and I will keep them to the end.
- Psalms 119:34Give me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all my heart.
- Psalms 141:3Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.
- Isaiah 53:7He 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 her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
- Matthew 7:6Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
- Matthew 27:12And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer.
- Acts 4:20For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
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