Psalms 38:12

12 Those who ¹seek my life ²lay snares for me; And those who ³seek to injure me have threatened destruction, And they ⁴devise treachery all day long.

Psalms 38:12 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 38:12

They also that seek after my life
His avowed and implacable enemies, whom nothing would satisfy but the taking away of his life: these came too near him; for these, he says,

lay snares [for me],
as Satan does for the souls of men, as the Jews did for Christ, and as wicked men do for the saints, ( Psalms 124:7 ) ;

and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things;
to the injury of his character and reputation:

and imagine deceits all the day long;
contrive artful schemes to deceive; see ( Psalms 35:20 ) .

Psalms 38:12 In-Context

10 My heart throbs, my strength fails me; And the light of my eyes, even that has gone from me.

11 My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my kinsmen stand afar off.

12 Those who seek my life lay snares for me; And those who seek to injure me have threatened destruction, And they devise treachery all day long.

13 But I, like a deaf man, do not hear; And I am like a mute man who does not open his mouth.

14 Yes, I am like a man who does not hear, And in whose mouth are no arguments.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 54:3
• 2. Psalms 140:5
• 3. Psalms 35:4
• 4. Psalms 35:20

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "spoken"