Psalms 38:13

And they that sought my soul used violence. And they that sought evils to me spoke vain things, and studied deceits all the day long.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

In Context

12My friends and my neighbours have drawn near, and stood against me. And they that were near me stood afar off :

14But I, as a deaf man, heard not : and as a dumb man not opening his mouth.

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Cross References

Psalms 39:2I said: I will take heed to my ways : that I sin not with my tongue. I have set guard to my mouth, when the sinner stood against me.

1 Peter 2:23Who, when he was reviled, did not revile: when he suffered, he threatened not: but delivered himself to him that judged him unjustly.

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 →

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