Psalm 39:9
I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.
Cross-reference
Psalm 38:13 uses the same image of a mute man who does not open his mouth — a direct parallel to the silence described here.
1 Samuel 3:18 has Eli saying 'It is the LORD; let him do what seems good' — the same acceptance of God's will expressed by silence here.
Daniel 4:35 declares no one can question God's actions — echoing the psalmist's mute acceptance that God alone is responsible.
Job 40:5 continues Job's resolve to speak no further — the same posture of silent submission before God's majesty.
Job 40:4 says 'I lay my hand on my mouth' — a direct parallel to being mute before God, acknowledging one's smallness.
Job 2:10 asks 'Shall we receive good and not evil?' — reinforcing the acceptance of God's sovereignty that leads to mute submission.
Job 1:21 declares 'The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away' — the same recognition that God is behind all circumstances, prompting silence.
2 Samuel 16:10 shows David accepting Shimei's curse as from the LORD — echoing the resigned silence and acknowledgment of God's hand.
Leviticus 10:3 shows Aaron holding his peace after God's judgment — mirroring the mute submission to God's sovereign action.
2 Samuel 15:26 has David saying 'let him do to me what seems good' — a direct parallel to the psalmist's mute acceptance.
2 Samuel 12:20 shows David accepting God's judgment by worshiping and eating — a parallel to the psalmist's silent submission.
Isaiah 38:15 has Hezekiah saying 'He has done it' and questioning what to say — a direct parallel to the psalmist's mute acknowledgment.
In Lamentations 3:28, sitting alone in silence because the Lord has laid it on him directly echoes the Psalmist's silent acceptance.
In Ezekiel 16:63, shame leads to never opening the mouth, paralleling the Psalmist's silence before God's discipline.
In Mark 14:61, Jesus remains silent before accusers, fulfilling the righteous sufferer's posture from the Psalm.
In Luke 23:9, Jesus gives no answer to Herod, mirroring the Psalmist's silent submission to God's will.
Acts 8:32 quotes Isaiah about the suffering servant who opened not his mouth — David's silence here typologically prefigures Christ's silent submission.
2 Kings 20:19 has Hezekiah accepting God's word as good — a parallel to the psalmist's submission, though motivated by personal relief.
In Isaiah 39:8, Hezekiah accepts God's judgment as good, echoing the Psalmist's silent acceptance of God's discipline.
In Jeremiah 10:19, the prophet accepts his incurable wound with 'I must bear it,' mirroring the Psalmist's silent endurance.
In Jeremiah 31:18, Ephraim accepts divine discipline and asks for restoration, similar to the Psalmist's silent submission.