Psalms 38:16
For I said, Lest they rejoice over me! When my feet were tottering, against me, have they magnified themselves:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
15Because, for thee, O Yahweh, have I waited, Thou, wilt answer, O Adonay, my God!
17For, I, to halt, am ready, and, my pain, is before me continually;
Cross References
Psalms 13:3Have regard! answer me O Yahweh my God,—Light up mine eyes, lest I sleep on into death:
Psalms 94:18If I say, My foot, hath slipped, Thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh, supporteth me.
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 →