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The Golden Silence of Submission
Commentators highlight that the silence in this verse is different from the psalmist's earlier frustrated silence. This is a 'golden' silence of peaceful submission, born from the profound recognition that his affliction comes directly from God's hand. The simple fact that 'You did it' is enough to quiet the soul, even when circumstances are not understood, providing a powerful model for accepting God's will in hardship.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 39:9
18th Century
Theologian
I was dumb - See the notes at (Psalms 39:2). Compare (Isaiah 53:7). The meaning here is, that he did not open his …
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 39:9
19th Century
Bishop
You is emphatic. Kimchi well explains: “I could not complain of man, for it was God’s doing; I could not complai…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 39:8–9
19th Century
Preacher
Make me not the reproach of the foolish. I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.
That is fine silence when a man w…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 39:9
16th Century
Theologian
I was dumb. Here David blames himself because he had not preserved that silence which, as we have already seen, the violence of his grief …
John Gill
On Psalms 39:9
17th Century
Pastor
I was dumb, I opened not my mouth This refers either to his former silence, before he broke it, (Psalms 39:1[…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 39:7–13
17th Century
Minister
There is no solid satisfaction to be gained from the creature; but it is to be found in the Lord, and in communion with him. We should be driven to…