Psalms 38:15

Because, for thee, O Yahweh, have I waited, Thou, wilt answer, O Adonay, my God!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.

In Context

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

16For I said, Lest they rejoice over me! When my feet were tottering, against me, have they magnified themselves:

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Cross References

Psalms 17:6I, have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O GOD,—Incline thine ear unto me, Hear thou my speech:

Psalms 123:1Unto thee, have I lifted up mine eyes, O thou who art enthroned in the heavens.

Isaiah 53:7Hard pressed—yet, he, humbled himself Nor opened his mouth—As, a lamb, to the slaughter, is led, And, as a sheep, before her shearers, is dumb—Nor opened his mouth.

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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