Psalms 38:13

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

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 stand aloof from my plague, and my kinsmen stand afar off.

12 Those who seek my life lay their snares, those who seek my hurt speak of ruin, and meditate treachery all the day long.

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

14 Yea, I am like a man who does not hear, and in whose mouth are no rebukes.

15 But for thee, O LORD, do I wait; it is thou, O LORD my God, who wilt answer.