Psalms 38:14
\38:13\But I kept my ears shut like a man without hearing; like a man without a voice, never opening his mouth.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
In Context
15\38:14\So I was like a man whose ears are shut, and in whose mouth there are no sharp words.
Cross References
Amos 5:13So the wise will say nothing in that time; for it is an evil time.
Mark 15:3And the chief priests said a number of things against him.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 38:13-22
Sorrowful Complaints. 12 They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long. 13 But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. 14 Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs. 15 For in thee, O Lord , do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God. 16 For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves… Read the whole commentary →