Psalms 38:13

But, I, as one deaf, will not hear,—and as one dumb, who will not open his mouth:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

12Yea they who are seeking my life, have laid snares, and they who are asking my harm, have threatened engulfing ruin, And, deceitful things—all day long, do they mutter.

14Thus have I become as a man who cannot hear, in whose mouth are no arguments:

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Cross References

Psalms 39:2I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, afar from happiness, But, my pain had been stirred:

Psalms 119:110The lawless have set a snare for me, Yet, from thy precepts, have I not strayed.

1 Peter 2:23Who, being reviled, was not reviling again, suffering, he was not threatening, but was making surrender unto 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 →

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