Psalm 38:16
“For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 38Meaning
The speaker asks that enemies not gloat over a fall or magnify themselves when his footing slips.
Hope, confession, and unjust hostility
Verses 15–20 wait for the LORD, confess wrongdoing, and name strong enemies without turning lament into private retaliation.
Read carefully
The speaker asks that enemies not gloat over a fall or magnify themselves when his footing slips.
Reflection
The speaker asks that enemies not gloat over a fall or magnify themselves when his footing slips.