NET Bible
"I was stone silent; I held back the urge to speak. My frustration grew;"
— Psalms 39:2, NET Bible
“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. ”
“I was mute with silence. I held my peace, even from good. My sorrow was stirred.”
“With expectation I have waited for the Lord, and he was attentive to me.”
“I made no sound, I said no word, even of good; and I was moved with sorrow.”
“I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.”
For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. I decided,“I will watch what I say and make sure I do not sin with my tongue. I will put a muzzle over my mouth while in the presence of an evil man.”
I was stone silent; I held back the urge to speak. My frustration grew;
my anxiety intensified. As I thought about it, I became impatient. Finally I spoke these words:
“O LORD, help me understand my mortality and the brevity of life! Let me realize how quickly my life will pass!
Look, you make my days short-lived, and my life span is nothing from your perspective. Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor.(Selah)