Psalm 38:13
“But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 38Meaning
The speaker becomes like one who does not hear and offers no verbal response to provocation.
Longing, isolation, and restrained speech
Verses 9–14 place desire and groaning before God while friends stand far off and enemies plot; the sufferer refuses to answer in kind.
Read carefully
The speaker becomes like one who does not hear and offers no verbal response to provocation.
Reflection
The speaker becomes like one who does not hear and offers no verbal response to provocation.