2But when I was silent and still, not even saying anything good, my anguish increased.


In Context

1 I said, "I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin; I will put a muzzle on my mouth as long as the wicked are in my presence."

2 But when I was silent and still, not even saying anything good, my anguish increased.

3 My heart grew hot within me, and as I meditated, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue:

4 "Show me, O Lord , my life's end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting is my life.

Psalms 39:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

39:2I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, [even] from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

39:2I was dumb, and was humbled, and kept silence from good things : and my sorrow was renewed.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

39:2I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; And my sorrow was stirred.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

39:2I was dumb with silence, I held my peace from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

39:2I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

39:2I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

39:2I was mute with silence. I held my peace, even from good. My sorrow was stirred.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

39:2I was dumb with silence, I kept silent from good, and my pain is excited.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

39:2I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.