Psalms 38:13
But I, like a deaf man, hear not; And, like a dumb man, open not my mouth.
Noyes 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 one who heareth nothing, And in whose mouth is no reply.
Cross References
Psalms 39:2I was dumb with silence; I spake not even what was good; But my pain was increased.
Psalms 119:110The wicked lay snares for me, Yet do I not go astray from thy precepts.
1 Peter 2:23who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered did not threaten, but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously;
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 →