Psalms 38:16

For in thee, O Lord, have I hoped : thou wilt hear me, O Lord my God.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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

15And I became as a man that heareth not : and that hath no reproofs in his mouth.

17For I said: Lest at any time my enemies rejoice over me : and whilst my feet are moved, they speak great things against me.

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Cross References

Psalms 13:3How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

Psalms 94:18If I said: My foot is moved: thy mercy, O Lord, assisted me.

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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