Psalms 39:2

¹ I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”

I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred.

³ My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue:

⁴ “Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is.

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Sammenlign

ÅB: Jeg ble stum og helt stille,
jeg tidde, også fra det gode,
og smerten min ble opprørt.
OTB: Jeg var stum og stille,
Jeg avholdt meg til og med fra det gode,
Og min smerte ble vekket.
B1930: Jeg blev taus og var aldeles stille, jeg tidde uten gagn, og min smerte blev oprørt.

BSB: I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred.
KJV: I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
WEB: I was mute with silence. I held my peace, even from good. My sorrow was stirred.
ASV: I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; And my sorrow was stirred.
DARBY: I was dumb with silence, I held my peace from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
BLB: I was mute [in] silence, I kept silent from good, and my sorrow was stirred up.

Matthew 27:12–14
And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer.
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Acts 4:20
For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
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Psalms 38:13–14
But like a deaf man, I do not hear; and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth.
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Isaiah 53:7
He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
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Matthew 7:6
Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
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Job 32:19–20
Behold, my belly is like unvented wine; it is about to burst like a new wineskin.
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