Psalms 38:13
But I as a deafe man heard not, and am as a dumme man, which openeth not his mouth.
Geneva Bible 1599
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
14Thus am I as a man, that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofes.
Cross References
Psalms 39:2I was dumme and spake nothing: I kept silece euen from good, and my sorow was more stirred.
Psalms 119:110The wicked haue layed a snare for mee: but I swarued not from thy precepts.
1 Peter 2:23Who when hee was reuiled, reuiled not againe: when hee suffered, hee threatned not, but comitted it to him that iudgeth 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 →