Psalms 38:13
But like a deaf man, I do not hear; and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth.
Majority Standard Bible
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
14I am like a man who cannot hear, whose mouth offers no reply.
Cross References
Psalms 39:2I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred.
Psalms 119:110The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from Your precepts.
1 Peter 2:23When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
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 →