I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
All Commentaries on Psalms 39:2 Go To Psalms 39
George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Renewed. I was conscious of no offence against my enemies, (Haydock) but I reflected that I had forfeited my virtue, (Eusebius) and therefore gave vent to my grief. (Haydock)
Being afraid of saying any thing amiss, I refrained from saying what was good. But I perceived that this was wrong. (St. Augustine)
I deprived myself of all pleasure. (Calmet)
The seven first verses detail the arguments used by philosophers to comfort man, which all prove of little service. We must have recourse to God, ver. 8. (Berthier)