Psalms 38:13
And I, as deaf, hear not. And as a dumb one who openeth not his mouth.
Young's Literal Translation
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
14Yea, I am as a man who heareth not, And in his mouth are no reproofs.
Cross References
Psalms 39:2I was dumb [with] silence, I kept silent from good, and my pain is excited.
Psalms 119:110The wicked have laid a snare for me, And from thy precepts I wandered not.
1 Peter 2:23who being reviled — was not reviling again, suffering — was not threatening, and was committing himself to Him who is judging 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 →