Psalms 38:15

(38:16) For in thee, O Lord, do I hope: thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.

In Context

14(38:15) Thus am I as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no words of defence.

16(38:17) For I said, Perhaps they might rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they might magnify themselves over me.

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Cross References

Psalms 17:6I call on thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: incline thy ear unto me, hear my speech.

Psalms 123:1“A song of the degrees.” Unto thee do I lift up my eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

Isaiah 53:7He was oppressed, and he was also taunted, yet he opened not his mouth; like the lamb which is led to the slaughter, and like an ewe before her shearers is dumb; and he opened not his mouth.

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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