King James Version

Psalms 39:2

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 39:3.

נֶאֱלַ֣מְתִּיneelamtibe dumbאָלַםverb, niphal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “be dumb”, a completed actionH481to tie fast; hence (of the mouth) to be tongue-tiedbind, be dumb, put to silence.ד֭וּמִיָּהdumiyahsilenceדּוּמִיָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “silence”, the ordinary formH1747stillness; adverbially, silently; abstractly quiet, trustsilence, silent, waiteth.הֶחֱשֵׁ֣יתִיhechesheytikeep silenceחָשָׁהverb, hiphil, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “keep silence”, a completed actionH2814to hush or keep quiethold peace, keep silence, be silent, (be) still.מִטּ֑וֹבmitovfrom goodטוֹבpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “from good”, the ordinary formH2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant,…וּכְאֵבִ֥יukheeviand griefכְּאֵבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and grief”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3511suffering (physical or mental), adversitygrief, pain, sorrow.נֶעְכָּֽרnekartroubleעָכַרverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “trouble”, a completed actionH5916properly, to roil water; figuratively, to disturb or afficttrouble, stir.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(39-3) I was dumb with silence; I held my peace, had no comfort; and my pain was held in check.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

I was dumb [with] silence, I kept silent from good, and my pain is excited.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

With expectation I have waited for the Lord, and he was attentive to me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(39-3) I was dumb with silence; I held my peace, had no comfort; and my pain was held in check.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I was dumb, and humbled myself, and kept silence from good words ; and my grief was renewed.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐκωφώθην καὶ ἐταπεινώθην καὶ ἐσίγησα ἐξ ἀγαθῶν, καὶ τὸ ἄλγημά μου ἀνεκαινίσθη.