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Psalms 39:9 Cross-References
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“I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.”
Psalms 39:9 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 39:9
I was dumb, I opened not my mouth—This echoes verse 2 but with crucial difference. Earlier, David restrained speech in the presence of the wicked; now 'illamtî lō' 'ep̄taḥ-pî (אִלַּמְתִּי לֹא אֶפְתַּח־פִּי, "I was mute, I did not open my mouth") expresses submission before God. The repetition emphasizes total silence—two verbs for the same action, creating rhetorical force.Because thou didst it—These four words (kî 'attāh 'āśîthā, כִּי אַתָּה עָשִׂיתָ) are the turning point. David's silence before God isn't suppression but submission. He recognizes divine sovereignty even in suffering. The ver...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 39:9
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“You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this Job didn't sin with his lips.”
“and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand”
“What have I to do with you”
“and hid nothing from him. He said”
“Naked I came out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return there. Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken away. Blessed be the name of Yahweh.”
“This is what Yahweh spoke of, saying, 'I will show myself holy to those who come near me, and before all the people I will be glorified.' Aaron held his peace.”
“as a deaf man”