Psa 39:2, 9, Lam 3:28 | ESV | STEP | I was mute and silent ; I held my peace to no avail , and my distress grew worse .

Psalms 39:2

2 I was ^amute and silent;
I held my peace to no avail,
and my distress grew worse.

9 ^bI am mute; I do not open my mouth,
^cfor it is you who have done it.

28 Let him ^dsit alone in silence
when it is laid on him;