Psalms 38:13

13 But I'm like a deaf man - I don't hear it; and, like a mute, I don't say a word.

Psalms 38:13 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 38:13

But I, as a deaf [man], heard not
He acted the part of a deaf man, and made as if he did not hear the mischievous things his enemies spoke; as Saul, when the sons of Belial spoke against him and despised him, ( 1 Samuel 10:27 ) ; and as our Lord when his enemies accused him, ( Matthew 27:12-14 ) ;

and [I was] as a dumb man, [that] openeth not his mouth;
made no reply to what they said, and did not render railing for railing; in which Christ was the antitype of him, ( Isaiah 53:7 ) ( 1 Peter 2:23 ) ( 3:9 ) .

Psalms 38:13 In-Context

11 My friends and companions shun my disease; even the closest keep their distance.

12 Those seeking my life lay snares for me, those seeking to harm me speak of disaster and think up deceptions all day long.

13 But I'm like a deaf man - I don't hear it; and, like a mute, I don't say a word.

14 Yes, I've become like a man who doesn't hear and in whose mouth are no defenses.

15 For it is in you, ADONAI, that I hope. You will answer, Adonai my God.