Psalms 39:2 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

I was dumb [with] silence, I kept silent from good, and my pain is excited.

English ASV

I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; And my sorrow was stirred.

English Amplified

I was dumb with silence, I held my peace without profit and had no comfort away from good, while my distress was renewed.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

I was dumb with silence, I held my peace without profit and had no comfort away from good, while my distress was renewed.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

I was speechless and quiet; I kept silent, even from speaking good, and my pain intensified.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

I was dumb with silence, I held my peace from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

English EASY 2024

So I did not speak a word, even about good things. That made me very upset.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

So I didn't say anything. I didn't even say anything good, but I became even more upset.

I was mute and silent; I held my peace to no avail, and my distress grew worse.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

I kept quiet, not saying a word, not even about anything good! But my suffering only grew worse,

English God's Word - GW 1995

I remained totally speechless. I kept silent, although it did me no good. While I was deep in thought, my pain grew worse.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

I was speechless and quiet; I kept silent, even from [speaking] good, and my pain intensified.

English KJV 1611

I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

English LSB

I was mute with silence, I even kept silent from speaking good, And my anguish grew worse.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

I was mute in silence; I held my peace to no avail, but my anguish grew worse.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

I was mute and silent, I refrained even from good, And my sorrow grew worse.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

I said, "I will watch my ways, lest I sin with my tongue; I will set a curb on my mouth."

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

I was stone silent; I held back the urge to speak. My frustration grew;

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

I was silent and kept quiet. I didn't even say anything good. But the pain inside me grew worse.

English NIV

But when I was silent and still, not even saying anything good, my anguish increased.

English NKJ 1982

I was mute with silence, I held my peace even from good; And my sorrow was stirred up.

English NLT

But as I stood there in silence--not even speaking of good things--the turmoil within me grew to the bursting point.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

I was silent and still; I held my peace to no avail; my distress grew worse,

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

I was dumb and silent, I held my peace to no avail; my distress grew worse,

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

But as I stood there silently the turmoil within me grew to the bursting point.

English Tyndale 1537

I held my tongue, I was dumb, I kept silence, yea even from good words, but it was pain and grief to me.

Psalms 39:2 — Compare Translations