Psalms 38:13

13 I am like the deaf and cannot hear, like the dumb and cannot speak.

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 neighbors will not come near me, because of my sores; even my family keeps away from me.

12 Those who want to kill me lay traps for me, and those who want to hurt me threaten to ruin me; they never stop plotting against me.

13 I am like the deaf and cannot hear, like the dumb and cannot speak.

14 I am like those who do not answer, because they cannot hear.

15 But I trust in you, O Lord; and you, O Lord my God, will answer me.