Psalms 39:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

I was quiet, and kept my mouth shut; because you had done it.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 2:10 : 10 And he said to her, You are talking like one of the foolish women. If we take the good God sends us, are we not to take the evil when it comes? In all this Job kept his lips from sin.
  • 2 Sam 16:10 : 10 And the king said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? Let him go on cursing, for the Lord has said, Put a curse on David, and who then may say, Why have you done so?
  • Job 1:21 : 21 With nothing I came out of my mother's body, and with nothing I will go back there; the Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; let the Lord's name be praised.
  • Lev 10:3 : 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, This is what the Lord said, I will be holy in the eyes of all those who come near to me, and I will be honoured before all the people. And Aaron said nothing.
  • 1 Sam 3:18 : 18 Then Samuel gave him an account of everything, keeping nothing back. And he said, It is the Lord; let him do what seems good to him.
  • Job 40:4-5 : 4 Have you an arm like God? have you a voice of thunder like his? 5 Put on the ornaments of your pride; be clothed with glory and power:
  • Ps 38:13 : 13 But I kept my ears shut like a man without hearing; like a man without a voice, never opening his mouth.
  • Dan 4:35 : 35 And all the people of the earth are as nothing: he does his pleasure in the army of heaven and among the people of the earth: and no one is able to keep back his hand, or say to him, What are you doing?

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    1 <To the chief music-maker. Of Jeduthun. A Psalm. Of David.> I said, I will give attention to my ways, so that my tongue may do no wrong; I will keep my mouth under control, while the sinner is before me.

    2 I made no sound, I said no word, even of good; and I was moved with sorrow.

    3 My heart was burning in my breast; while I was deep in thought the fire was lighted; then I said with my tongue,

  • Ps 38:13-15
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    13 But I kept my ears shut like a man without hearing; like a man without a voice, never opening his mouth.

    14 So I was like a man whose ears are shut, and in whose mouth there are no sharp words.

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  • Ps 39:10
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    10 No longer let your hand be hard on me; I am wasted by the blows of your hand.

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    8 Make me free from all my sins; do not let me be shamed by the man of evil behaviour.

  • Prov 31:8
    73%

    8 Let your mouth be open for those who have no voice, in the cause of those who are ready for death.

  • Isa 50:5
    72%

    5 And I have not put myself against him, or let my heart be turned back from him.

  • Ps 73:22
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    22 As for me, I was foolish, and without knowledge; I was like a beast before you.

  • Ps 50:21
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    21 These things have you done, and I said nothing; it seemed to you that I was such a one as yourself; but I will make a protest against you, and put them in order before your eyes.

  • Job 40:4
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    4 Have you an arm like God? have you a voice of thunder like his?

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    15 What am I to say? seeing that it is he who has done it: all my time of sleeping I am turning from side to side without rest.

  • Job 13:19-20
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    19 Is any one able to take up the argument against me? If so, I would keep quiet and give up my breath.

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    15 And after he had said these words to me, I kept my face turned to the earth and was unable to say anything.

  • Isa 53:7
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    7 Men were cruel to him, but he was gentle and quiet; as a lamb taken to its death, and as a sheep before those who take her wool makes no sound, so he said not a word.

  • Ps 31:22
    71%

    22 And as for me, I said in my fear, I am cut off from before your eyes; but you gave ear to the voice of my prayer, when my cry went up to you.

  • Ezek 33:22
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    22 Now the hand of the Lord had been on me in the evening, before the man who had got away came to me; and he made my mouth open, ready for his coming to me in the morning; and my mouth was open and I was no longer without voice.

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    2 See, now my mouth is open, my tongue gives out words.

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    15 O Lord, let my lips be open, so that my mouth may make clear your praise.

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    8 But you said in my hearing, and your voice came to my ears:

  • Job 42:3
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    3 Who is this who makes dark the purpose of God by words without knowledge? For I have been talking without knowledge about wonders not to be searched out.

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    3 When I kept my mouth shut, my bones were wasted, because of my crying all through the day.

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    19 But I was like a gentle lamb taken to be put to death; I had no thought that they were designing evil against me, saying, Come and let us make trouble his food, cutting him off from the land of the living, so that there may be no more memory of his name.

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    34 For fear of the great body of people, or for fear that families might make sport of me, so that I kept quiet, and did not go out of my door;

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    13 Keep quiet, and let me say what is in my mind, whatever may come to me.

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    31 Take note O Job, give ear to me; keep quiet, while I say what is in my mind.

  • Job 32:14
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    14 I will not put forward words like these, or make use of your sayings in answer to him.

  • Job 31:23
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    23 For the fear of God kept me back, and because of his power I might not do such things.