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Psalms 39:9–10

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I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.
Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.
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From verse 9

  1. Job 2:10Rank 1 from verse 9
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    10But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

  2. 1 Samuel 3:18Rank 2 from verse 9
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    18And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good.

  3. 2 Samuel 16:10Rank 3 from verse 9
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    10And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the Lord hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?

  4. Daniel 4:35Rank 4 from verse 9
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    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?

  5. Job 1:21Rank 5 from verse 9
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    21And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.

From verse 10

  1. Job 9:34Rank 1 from verse 10
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    34Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:

  2. Job 13:21Rank 2 from verse 10
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    21Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.

  3. Psalms 25:16–17Rank 3 from verse 10
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    16Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.

    17The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses.

  4. Psalms 32:4Rank 4 from verse 10
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    4For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.

  5. Psalms 38:3–4Rank 5 from verse 10
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    3There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.

    4For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

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Psalms 39:9

COMBINED MEANING

dumb

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Sense 1: Unable, unwilling, or restrained from speaking; silent or speechless. Sense 2: Causing muteness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

opened

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of open, meaning to uncover, reveal, or explain.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Psalms 39:10

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remove

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To take or put away in any manner; to cause to leave a person or thing; to banish or destroy. To cause to change place; to put from its place in any manner.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

stroke

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1. A blow or act of striking. 2. A wound or affliction resulting from a blow.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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consumed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of consume. Sense 1: To destroy, use up, or bring to an end. Sense 2: To waste away or be exhausted.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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blow

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Sense 1: To strike, sound, breathe, or move with wind. Sense 2: A stroke or gust.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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8Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.

9I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.

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10Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.

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11When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.

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