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Psalm 38:14 KJV
Psalms · chapter 38 · verse 14
Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.Psalm 38:14 · King James Version
Psalm 38:14 in context
12They 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.
13But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
14Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
15For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.
16For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- hearethshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- mouthpehthe mouth , whether literal or figurativeH6310 →
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In these verses, I. David complains of the power and malice of his enemies, who, it should seem, not only took occasion from the weakness of his body and the trouble of his mind to insult over him, but took advantage thence to do him a mischief.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-22