Psalm 38:14

14 I don't hear a word they say, don't speak a word in response.

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 My competitors blacken my name, devoutly they pray for my ruin.

13 But I'm deaf and mute to it all, ears shut, mouth shut.

14 I don't hear a word they say, don't speak a word in response.

15 What I do, God, is wait for you, wait for my Lord, my God - you will answer!

16 I wait and pray so they won't laugh me off, won't smugly strut off when I stumble.