Psalms 38:14
(38:15) Thus am I as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no words of defence.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
In Context
13(38:14) But I, as a deaf man, hear not; and I am as a dumb man that cannot open his mouth.
15(38:16) For in thee, O Lord, do I hope: thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.
Cross References
Amos 5:13Therefore will the intelligent keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
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 →