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Psalm 39:9 KJV
Psalms · chapter 39 · verse 9
I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.Psalm 39:9 · King James Version
Psalm 39:9 in context
7And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
8Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.
9I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.
10Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.
11When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- openedpâthachto open wideH6605 →
- mouthpehthe mouth , whether literal or figurativeH6310 →
- dumbʼâlamto tie fastH481 →
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The psalmist, having meditated on the shortness and uncertainty of life, and the vanity and vexation of spirit that attend all the comforts of life, here, in these verses, turns his eyes and heart heaven-ward.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-13