Psalms 38:13
I act as if I'm deaf to what they're saying, and pretend to be dumb so I don't have to speak.
Free Bible Version
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
14Like a man who can't hear, and who doesn't reply—that's me!
Cross References
Psalms 39:2So I was completely silent—I didn't even say anything good. But the pain inside only got worse.
Psalms 119:110Wicked people have set a trap for me, but I will not stray from your commandments.
1 Peter 2:23and when he was badly treated, he didn't retaliate. When he suffered, he didn't threaten to take revenge. He simply placed himself in the hands of the one who always judges rightly.
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 →