Psalms 38:13
But I turn a deaf ear and hear not; like the dumb I open not my mouth.
Open English Bible (US)
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 without hearing, with no arguments in my mouth.
Cross References
Psalms 39:2I was silent and dumb, speechless: but my pain was stirred up.
Psalms 119:110The wicked set traps for me, yet I do not stray from your precepts.
1 Peter 2:23He was abused, but he did not answer with abuse; he suffered, but he did not threaten; he entrusted himself to him whose judgments are just.
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 →