Psalm 38:14

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

Psalm 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.

Psalm 38:14 In-Context

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.

16 Don't let my enemies gloat over my distress; don't let them boast about my downfall!