Psalms 39:9
I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.
Psalms 39:9 in other translations
| BSB | I have become mute; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done. |
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| WEB | I was mute. I didn’t open my mouth, because you did it. |
| ASV | I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; Because thou didst it. |
| YLT | I have been dumb, I open not my mouth, Because Thou--Thou hast done it. |
| DARBY | I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; for thou hast done it. |
| BBE | I was quiet, and kept my mouth shut; because you had done it. |
| Webster | I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it. |
What does Psalms 39:9 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 39:8-10
8-10. Patiently submissive, he prays for the removal of his chastisement, and that he may not be a reproach.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 39:7-13
There is no solid satisfaction to be had in the creature; but it is to be found in the Lord, and in communion with him; to him we should be driven by our disappointments. If the world be nothing but vanity, may God deliver us from having or seeking our portion in it. When creature-confidences fail, it is our comfort that we have a God to go to, a God to trust in. We may see a good God doing all, and ordering all…
Psalms 39:9 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 39:9
- Job 2:10
But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
- 1 Samuel 3:18
And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good.
- Job 40:4-5
Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
- Daniel 4:35
And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
- 2 Samuel 16:10
And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the Lord hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
- Job 1:21
And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.
- Leviticus 10:3
Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the Lord spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.
- Psalms 38:13
But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
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Context
- Psalms 39:8
Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.
- Psalms 39:9
I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.
- Psalms 39:10
Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.
Psalms 39:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Enmudecí, no abrí mi boca; porque tú lo hiciste. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Délivre-moi de toutes mes transgressions; ne me livre pas à l’opprobre de l’insensé. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ich bin verstummt, ich tue meinen Mund nicht auf; denn du, du hast es getan. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | ut facerem voluntatem tuam. Deus meus, volui, et legem tuam in medio cordis mei. |