Psalm 38:13

13 But I, like a deaf man, do not hear; And I am like a ¹mute man who does not open his mouth.

Psalm 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 ) .

Psalm 38:13 In-Context

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.

15 For I hope in You, O LORD ; You will answer, O Lord my God.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 39:2, 9