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I was dumb with silence - . The addition of the words “with silence” means that he was entirely or absolutely mute; he said nothing at all…

Even from good. —This interpretation, while following the Septuagint, Vulgate, and most ancient versions, is suspicious, since the…

I was dumb with silence,
"I did not speak, I could not speak: I was dumb with silence."
I held my peace, even fro…

I was dumb in silence. He now declares that this resolution he has spoken of was not a mere passing and momentary thought, but that he had…

I was dumb with silence
Quite silent, as if he had been a dumb man, and could not speak; so he was before men, espec…

If an evil thought should arise in the mind, suppress it. Watchfulness as a habit is the bridle upon the head; watchfulness in actions is the hand …

The psalmist confe ed that he suffered affliction for his sin; now here he promises caution in the future.
The title is for the…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes