Psalms 39:2

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

Verse	KJV	BSB	ASV
2	I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.	I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred.	I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; And my sorrow was stirred.

Who is speaking and to whom, what is happening, when and where, and why it matters, each with its sources. Coming with the context cards.

English	Hebrew	Say it	Strong's	Meaning
I was dumb	נֶאֱלַ֣מְתִּי	ne-'e-LAM-ti	H0481	be dumb אָלַם (a.lam) 1) to bind 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be dumb 1a2) to be bound 1b) (Piel) binding (part.)
silence	ד֭וּמִיָּה	DU-mi-yah	H1747	silence דּוּמִיָּה (du.miy.yah) silence, still, repose, still waiting
I was silent	הֶחֱשֵׁ֣יתִי	he-che-SHEI-ti	H2814	be silent חָשָׁה (cha.shah) 1) to be silent, quiet, still, inactive 1a) (Qal) to be silent, be still 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to be silent, exhibit silence 1b2) to show inactivity, be inactive 1b3) to make silent, make quiet, cause to be still
from good	מִטּ֑וֹב	mi-TOV	H2896B	good טוֹב (tov) 1) a good thing, benefit, welfare 1a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 1b) good things (collective) 1c) good, benefit 1d) moral good
and pain my	וּכְאֵבִ֥י	u-khe-'e-VI	H3511	pain כְּאֵב (ke.ev) pain (mental and physical), sorrow
it was stirred up	נֶעְכָּֽר׃	ne'-KAR	H5916	to trouble עָכַר (a.khar) 1) to trouble, stir up, disturb, make (someone) taboo 1a) (Qal) to disturb, trouble 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be disturbed, be stirred up 1b2) disturbance, calamity (participle)

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.