Psalms 38:13
But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
Psalms 38:13 in other translations
| BSB | But like a deaf man, I do not hear; and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth. |
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| WEB | But I, as a deaf man, don’t hear. I am as a mute man who doesn’t open his mouth. |
| ASV | But I, as a deaf man, hear not; And I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. |
| YLT | And I, as deaf, hear not. And as a dumb one who openeth not his mouth. |
| DARBY | But I, as a deaf man, hear not; and am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. |
| BBE | But I kept my ears shut like a man without hearing; like a man without a voice, never opening his mouth. |
| Webster | But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. |
What does Psalms 38:13 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 38:13-14
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 38:12-22
Wicked men hate goodness, even when they benefit by it. David, in the complaints he makes of his enemies, seems to refer to Christ. But our enemies do us real mischief only when they drive us from God and our duty. The true believer's trouble will be made useful; he will learn to wait for his God, and will not seek relief from the world or himself. The less we notice the unkindness and injuries that are done us, the…
Psalms 38:13 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 38:13
- Isaiah 53:7
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
- Psalms 39:9
I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.
- Psalms 39:2
I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
- 1 Peter 2:23
Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
- 2 Samuel 16:10-12
And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the Lord hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so? And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the Lord hath bidden him. It may be that the Lord will look on mine affliction, and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing this day.
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Context
- Psalms 38:12
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.
- Psalms 38:13
But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
- Psalms 38:14
Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
Psalms 38:13 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas yo, como si fuera sordo, no oía; y estaba como un mudo, que no abre su boca. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ceux qui cherchent ma vie me tendent des pièges, et ceux qui cherchent mon mal parlent de malheurs et disent des tromperies tout le jour. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ich aber, wie ein Tauber, höre nicht, und bin wie ein Stummer, der seinen Mund nicht auftut. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Exaudi orationem meam, Domine, et deprecationem meam; auribus percipe lacrimas meas. Ne sileas, quoniam advena ego sum apud te, et peregrinus sicut omnes patres mei. |