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Psalms 38:16

\38:15\In you, O Lord, is my hope: you will give me an answer, O Lord, my God.

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In The King James Version

For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

In Context

15\38:14\So I was like a man whose ears are shut, and in whose mouth there are no sharp words.

17\38:16\I said, Let them not be glad over me; when my foot is moved, let them not be lifted up with pride against me.

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Cross References

Psalms 13:3Let my voice come before you, and give me an answer, O Lord my God; let your light be shining on me, so that the sleep of death may not overtake me;

Psalms 94:18If I say, My foot is slipping; your mercy, O Lord, is my support.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

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