Psalms 38:14

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

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 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.

16 For I pray, "Only let them not rejoice over me, who boast against me when my foot slips!"