Psalms
King James Version (KJV)
Psalms 38:14
“Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.”
King James Version (KJV)
Psalms 38:14 Context
11My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off. 12They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long. 13But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. 14Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs. 15For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God. 16For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me. 17For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.
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Other Translations
Thus I was as a man that heareth not; and in whose mouth are no reproofes.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Yes, I am like a man who does not hear, And in whose mouth are no arguments.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, And in whose mouth are no reproofs.
- American Standard Version (1901)
So I was like a man whose ears are shut, and in whose mouth there are no sharp words.
- Basic English Bible
Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
- Darby Bible
Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
- Webster's Bible
Yes, I am as a man who doesn't hear, in whose mouth are no reproofs.
- World English Bible
Yea, I am as a man who heareth not, And in his mouth are no reproofs.
- Youngs Literal Bible
(38:15) Yea, I am become as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no arguments.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Yes, I am like a man who does not hear, And in whose mouth are no arguments.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, And in whose mouth are no reproofs.
- American Standard Version (1901)
So I was like a man whose ears are shut, and in whose mouth there are no sharp words.
- Basic English Bible
Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
- Darby Bible
Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
- Webster's Bible
Yes, I am as a man who doesn't hear, in whose mouth are no reproofs.
- World English Bible
Yea, I am as a man who heareth not, And in his mouth are no reproofs.
- Youngs Literal Bible
(38:15) Yea, I am become as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no arguments.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Psalms 38:14
38:12 Deceit - They design mischief, but cover it with fair pretences.
38:13 Dumb - Was silent, to testify his humiliation for his sins, and his acceptation of the punishment which he had brought upon himself.
38:16 When - When I fall into any misery, they triumph in the accomplishment of their desires.