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Psalm 39:2

World English Bible

I was mute with silence.
I held my peace, even from good.
My sorrow was stirred.

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Psalm 39:2 in other translations

I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; And my sorrow was stirred.

Psalm 39:2 · American Standard Version

Psalm 39:2 in context

  1. 1I said, “I will watch my ways, so that I don’t sin with my tongue.
    I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me.”
  2. 2I was mute with silence.
    I held my peace, even from good.
    My sorrow was stirred.
  3. 3My heart was hot within me.
    While I meditated, the fire burned.
    I spoke with my tongue:
  4. 4“Yahweh, show me my end,
    what is the measure of my days.
    Let me know how frail I am.