9. I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it. This would have been far more clearly rendered, “I am silenced, I will not open my mouth.” Here we have a nobler silence, purged of all sullenness, and sweetened
with submission. Silence may be sinful in one case and saintly in another. What
a reason for hushing every murmuring thought is the reflection because thou didst it! It is his right to do as he wills, and he always wills to do that
which is wisest and kindest; let him do what seems good to him.
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