Psalms 38:14

14 Thus I was as a man that does not hear, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

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 that seek after my life lay snares for me, and those that seek my hurt speak calamities and imagine deceits all the day long.

13 But I, as a deaf man, that heard not, and as a dumb man that did not open his mouth.

14 Thus I was as a man that does not hear, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

15 For thee, O LORD, do I wait; thou wilt respond, O Lord my God.

16 For I said, Let them not rejoice over me; let them not magnify themselves against me when my foot slips.