Psalms 39:2

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

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

What does Psalms 39:2 mean?

Psalm 39:2 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred." This verse reflects the personal emotions and struggles of the psalmist, King David. The psalm focuses on the brevity and frailty of…

Read full commentaryDevotional

The Weight of Silent Sorrow

In the hustle and bustle of life, we often find ourselves in situations where the burden of sorrow weighs heavily upon our hearts. Psalm 39:2 offers a poignant reflection during such times: "I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred."…

Read devotionalPrayer

A Prayer for Quietness in the Midst of Sorrow

Heavenly Father, In this sacred moment, I come before You with a humble heart, reflecting on the profound wisdom of Psalm 39:2: "I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred." Lord, Your word resonates within me, speaking to the depths of…

Read prayer

Artwork for Psalms 39:2

See all →
Psalms 39:2 - "I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred."
Psalms 39:10 - "Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand."
"He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night." - Psalms 105:39
Psalms 81:2 - "Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery."
Psalms 37:39 - "But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble."
Psalms 39:7 - "And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee."
Psalms 107:39 - "Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow."
Psalms 105:39 - "He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night."
Psalms 106:39 - "Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions."
Psalms 39:9 - "I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it."
Psalms 78:39 - "For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again."
Psalms 39:8 - "Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish."
Psalms 119:39 - "Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good."
"Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand." - Psalms 39:10
Psalms 39:13 - "O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more."
Psalms 89:39 - "Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground."
Psalms 39:3 - "My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,"
"But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble." - Psalms 37:39
Psalms 115:2 - "Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?"
Psalms 64:2 - "Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:"
"Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery." - Psalms 81:2
Psalms 39:4 - "LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am."
Psalms 18:39 - "For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me."
"And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee." - Psalms 39:7
Psalms 39:6 - "Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them."
"Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow." - Psalms 107:39
Psalms 39:11 - "When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah."
"I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it." - Psalms 39:9
"For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again." - Psalms 78:39