Psalms 39:2

NETBible

I was stone silent; 1  I held back the urge to speak. 2  My frustration grew; 3 

NIV ©

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

NASB ©

I was mute and silent, I refrained even from good, And my sorrow grew worse.

NLT ©

But as I stood there in silence––not even speaking of good things––the turmoil within me grew to the bursting point.

MSG ©

"Mum's the word," I said, and kept quiet. But the longer I kept silence The worse it got--

BBE ©

I made no sound, I said no word, even of good; and I was moved with sorrow.

NRSV ©

I was silent and still; I held my peace to no avail; my distress grew worse,

NKJV ©

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

KJV
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with silence
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I held my peace
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and my sorrow
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was stirred
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{stirred: Heb. troubled}
NASB ©
I was mute
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and silent
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, I refrained
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even
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PREP
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T-ASN
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NET [draft] ITL
I was stone
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silent
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; I held back
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the urge to speak. My frustration grew
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;
HEBREW
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(39:2)
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NETBible

I was stone silent; 1  I held back the urge to speak. 2  My frustration grew; 3 

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “I was mute [with] silence.”

2 tn Heb “I was quiet from good.” He kept quiet, resisting the urge to find emotional release and satisfaction by voicing his lament.

2 sn I held back the urge to speak. For a helpful discussion of the relationship (and tension) between silence and complaint in ancient Israelite lamentation, see E. S. Gerstenberger, Psalms, Part I (FOTL), 166-67.

3 tn Heb “and my pain was stirred up.” Emotional pain is in view here.