诗篇 39:2-3 CUVS

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 39:1-13

The afflicted man. The old question of the retributive justice of God lies at the bottom of this psalm. Why should the righteous be afflicted and the wicked prosper, since the sins of the latter are greater and more numerous than those of the former? But he has determined that he will not discuss his difficulties before the wicked, lest he should seem to complain of the Divine ways. But when he can no longer restrain speech, this is what he says, in which we have two main divisions of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 39:2

I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good . Some explain, "I held my peace, but it did me no good —I was none the better for it" (Hupfeld, Hengstenberg, Canon Cook); others adopt the Prayer-book Version, I kept silence even from good words " (Kay, Alexander, Revised Version). And my sorrow was stirred . The pain at my heart was not quieted thereby, nor even lessened; rather, it was roused up, quickened, and aggravated. This is the natural result of repressing any... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 39:3

My heart was hot within me ; or, grew hot (Kay). And while I was musing the fire burned ; or, kindled (Revised Version). Then spake I with my tongue ; i.e. aloud, articulately. I could not—at any rate, I did not—refrain myself. I burst out in speech, and made my moan to God read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 39:2

I was dumb with silence - Compare Psalms 38:13. The addition of the words “with silence,” means that he was entirely or absolutely mute; he said nothing at all. The idea is, that he did not allow himself to give utterance to the thoughts which were passing in his mind in regard to the divine dealings. He kept his thoughts to himself, and endeavored to suppress them in his own bosom.I held my peace, even from good - I said nothing. I did not even say what I might have said in vindication of the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 39:3

My heart was hot within me - My mind became more and more excited; my feelings more and more intense. The attempt to suppress my emotions only more and more enkindled them.While I was musing the fire burned - literally, “in my meditation the fire burned.” That is, while I was dwelling on the subject; while I was agitating it in my mind; while I thought about it - the flame was enkindled, and my thoughts found utterance. He was unable longer to suppress his feelings, and he gave vent to them in... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 39:2

Psalms 39:2. I was dumb with silence Or, I was dumb in silence; two words expressing the same thing with greater force. I held my peace even from good I spake not a word, either good or bad, but remained, like a dumb man, in perfect silence. I refrained even from giving God the glory, with respect to my illness, by acknowledging his greatness and justice, and the nothingness and sinfulness of man. Perhaps the reason why he would not speak at all before his enemies was, because he was... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 39:3

Psalms 39:3. My heart was hot within me Though I said nothing, I could not but have many affecting thoughts: and “the fire of divine charity, thus prevented from diffusing itself for the illumination and warmth of those around it, presently ascended, in a flame of devotion, toward heaven.” While I was musing While this fire “continued to be fed, and preserved in brightness and vigour, by meditation on the goodness of God, and the ingratitude of man; the transient miseries of time, and the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 39:1-13

Psalm 38-39 The cries of the sickThe psalmist David felt that sometimes punishment for his sins took the form of sickness (e.g. Psalms 6:0) or opposition from those who envied or hated him (e.g. Psalms 25:0). Both elements appear again in the prayer of Psalms 38:0, which, being a confession of sin, was suitable to be offered with certain sacrifices.As the suffering David cries to God for mercy, he admits that, because of his sin, he deserves what he has got (38:1-4). He vividly describes the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 39:2

dumb: as if tongue-tied. good. Perhaps the Ellipsis ( App-6 ) may be supplied "from good [words]". See P.B.V. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 39:2

"I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good;And my sorrow was stirred."David did indeed refrain from speaking, even many of the good things, which he might have said; and this is a hint that there might have been things "not so good," which he thought, but did not speak; however we shall not attempt to supply the details on that, which are not in the text."And my sorrow was stirred" (Psalms 39:2). "The attempt to suppress his feelings by not speaking of them provided no help at... read more