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2I was dumb with silence, I held my peace{H8689)}, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred{H8738)}.
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For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. …
And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. …
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-6)David here recollects, and leaves upon record, the workings of his heart under his afflictions; and it is good for us to do so, that what was thought amiss may be amended, and what was well thought of may be improved the next time. I. He remembered the covenants he had made with God to walk circumspectly, and to be very cautious both of what he did and what he said. When at any time we are tempted…
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