Psalm 39:2
King James Version (KJV)
I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
In context
1 I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.
2 I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
3 My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,
4 LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.
Psalm 39:2 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
- WEB World English Bible
- I was mute with silence. I held my peace, even from good. My sorrow was stirred.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred.
- ASV American Standard Version
- I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; And my sorrow was stirred.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- I was dumb [with] silence, I kept silent from good, and my pain is excited.
- DBY Darby Translation
- I was dumb with silence, I held my peace from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
- WBS Webster Bible
- I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.