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.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

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.
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.

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