Psalm 39:2

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I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred.

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In other translations

I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred.

Hebrew words

נֶאֱלַמְתִּיne'elamtiI was dumbH481דוּמִיָּהdumiyahsilenceH1747הֶחֱשֵׁיתִיhechesheitiI was silentH2814מִטּוֹבmitovfrom goodH2896וּכְאֵבִיukhe'eviand pain myH3511נֶעְכָּר׃ne'karit was stirred upH5916

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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