Psalms 39:2 - Exposition

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 strong feeling.