Psalms 38:14

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

Psalms 38:14 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 38:14

Thus I was as a man that heareth not
Any thing that is said unto him; he took no more notice of it than if he had never heard it; but bore all the railings and calumnies of men with calmness and patience;

and in whose mouth [are] no reproofs;
as if he had nothing to say for himself, in vindication of his character, and to the refutation of his enemies; as if he had no arguments to make use of, for the conviction and reproof of his adversaries.

Psalms 38:14 In-Context

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.

16 I said, "Don't let them gloat over me or boast against me when my foot slips."