Verse List for PSA 39:2

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OET (OET-RV) I kept silent. ⇔ I refrained even from saying anything good, and my pain grew worse.

OET-LV [fn] I _was _dumb silence I _was _silent from_good and_pain _of_my it _was _stirred _up.

ULT I was mute, with silence; ⇔  I was silent from good, ⇔  and my pain was stirred up.

UST So I kept completely silent; I did not say anything, not even anything good, ⇔  but my suffering only became worse.

BSB & MSB I was speechless and still; ⇔  I remained silent, [even] from [speaking] good, ⇔  and my sorrow was stirred.

OEB I was silent and dumb, ⇔  speechless: ⇔  but my pain was stirred up.

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

NET I was stone silent; ⇔ I held back the urge to speak. ⇔ My frustration grew;

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

FBV So I was completely silent—I didn't even say anything good. But the pain inside only got worse.

T4T So I was completely silent [DOU], and I did not even talk about things that were good, ⇔  but it was useless, because I began to suffer even more.

LEB • I was mute with silence. I was silent even from saying good things,
• and my pain was stirred up.

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

Moff So I kept silence, ⇔  dumb and ill at ease. ⇔ But this only stirred my grief;

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

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

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

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

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

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

SLT I was dumb with silence, I was silent from good, and my pain was moved.

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

KJB-1769 I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.[fn]

KJB-1611 I was dumbe with silence, I held my peace, euen from good, and my sorrow was [fn]stirred.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps I became dumbe through scilence, I helde my peace from speakyng of good wordes: but the more was my sorowe increased.
(I became dumb through silence, I held my peace from speaking of good words: but the more was my sorrow increased.)

Gnva I was dumme and spake nothing: I kept silece euen from good, and my sorow was more stirred.
(I was dumb and spake nothing: I kept silence even from good, and my sorrow was more stirred.)

Cvdl And so I shut my mouth, whyle the vngodly layed wayte for me.
(And so I shut my mouth, while the ungodly laid wait for me.)

Wycl Y abidynge abood the Lord; and he yaf tent to me.
(I abiding abode/stayed the Lord; and he gave tent to me.)

Luth Ich habe mir vorgesetzt, ich will mich hüten, daß ich nicht sündige mit meiner Zunge. Ich will meinen Mund zäumen, weil ich muß den GOttlosen so vor mir sehen.
(I have to_me supervisor, I will me guard, that I not sin(v) with mine tongue. I will my mouth bridle, because I must the godless_one(s) so before/in_front_of to_me see.)

ClVg [Exspectans exspectavi Dominum, et intendit mihi.[fn]
([Exspectans I_waited the_Master, and he_intends to_me.)

UHB 3 נֶאֱלַ֣מְתִּי ד֭וּמִיָּה הֶחֱשֵׁ֣יתִי מִ⁠טּ֑וֹב וּ⁠כְאֵבִ֥⁠י נֶעְכָּֽר׃ ‡

BrLXX Ὑπομένων ὑπέμεινα τὸν Κύριον, καὶ προσέσχε μοι, καὶ εἰσήκουσε τῆς δεήσεώς μου.

BrTr I waited patiently for the Lord; and he attended to me, and hearkened to my supplication.