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Psalm 39

Psa. 39:9 KJV (With Strong’s)

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I was dumb
'alam (Hebrew #481)
to tie fast; hence (of the mouth) to be tongue-tied
KJV usage: bind, be dumb, put to silence.
Pronounce: aw-lam'
Origin: a primitive root
, I opened
pathach (Hebrew #6605)
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
KJV usage: appear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-)grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.
Pronounce: paw-thakh'
Origin: a primitive root
not my mouth
peh (Hebrew #6310)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
KJV usage: accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), X eat, edge, end, entry, + file, hole, X in, mind, mouth, part, portion, X (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, X spoken, talk, tenor, X to, + two-edged, wish, word.
Pronounce: peh
Origin: from 6284
; because thou didst
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
it.

Cross References

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Psa. 38:13• 13And I as a deaf [man] hear not,{HR}And as a dumb [man] he openeth not his mouth. (Psa. 38:13)
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Lev. 10:3• 3And Moses said to Aaron, This [is] what Jehovah spoke, saying, I will be hallowed in those that come near me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron was silent. (Lev. 10:3)
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1 Sam. 3:18• 18{i}And Samuel told him all the words, and kept nothing back from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let him do what is good in his sight.{/i} (1 Sam. 3:18)
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2 Sam. 16:10• 10And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because Jehovah hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so? (2 Sam. 16:10)
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Job 1:21• 21and said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah. (Job 1:21)
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Job 2:10• 10But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. Ay! shall we receive the good from God himself, and shall we not receive the evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips. (Job 2:10)
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Job 40:4‑5• 4Lo! I am vile: what shall I answer thee?{HR}I have laid my hand on my mouth;
 5Once have I spoken, but I will not reply,{HR}Yea, twice, but I will add no more. (Job 40:4‑5)
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Dan. 4:35• 35And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? (Dan. 4:35)

J. N. Darby Translation

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I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; for *thou* hast done it.

W. Kelly Translation

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I was dumb, I opened not my mouth because thou didst [it].