Psalm 38:13 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

But I am like a person who cannot hear and like a person who cannot speak.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

ASV:

But I, as a deaf man, hear not; And I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

BBE:

But I kept my ears shut like a man without hearing; like a man without a voice, never opening his mouth.

DBY:

But I, as a deaf man, hear not; and am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

ERV:

But I, as a deaf man, hear not; and I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

JPS:

But I am as a deaf man, I hear not; and I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

WBS:

But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

WEB:

But I, as a deaf man, don't hear. I am as a mute man who doesn't open his mouth.

YLT:

And I, as deaf, hear not. And as a dumb one who openeth not his mouth.

Psalm 38:13 Cross References

XREF:

Psalm 39:2 I was mute and silent, I refrained even from good, And my sorrow grew worse.

Psalm 39:9 "I have become mute, I do not open my mouth, Because it is You who have done it. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

38:13 But I, as a {k} deaf [man], heard not; and [I was] as a dumb man [that] openeth not his mouth.
(k) For I can have no audience before men, and therefore patiently wait for the help of God.

WES:

38:13 Dumb - Was silent, to testify his humiliation for his sins, and his acceptation of the punishment which he had brought upon himself.

MHC:

38:12-22 Wicked men hate goodness, even when they benefit by it. David, in the complaints he makes of his enemies, seems to refer to Christ. But our enemies do us real mischief only when they drive us from God and our duty. The true believer's trouble will be made useful; he will learn to wait for his God, and will not seek relief from the world or himself. The less we notice the unkindness and injuries that are done us, the more we consult the quiet of our own minds. David's troubles were the chastisement and the consequence of his transgressions, whilst Christ suffered for our sins and ours only. What right can a sinner have to yield to impatience or anger, when mercifully corrected for his sins? David was very sensible of the present workings of corruption in him. Good men, by setting their sorrow continually before them, have been ready to fall; but by setting God always before them, they have kept their standing. If we are truly penitent for sin, that will make us patient under affliction. Nothing goes nearer to the heart of a believer when in affliction, than to be under the apprehension of God's deserting him; nor does any thing come more feelingly from his heart than this prayer, Be not far from me. The Lord will hasten to help those who trust in him as their salvation.

CONC:

Deaf Doesn't Dumb Ears Hearing Kept Mouth Mute Open Openeth Opening Shut Voice

Deaf Dumb Ears Hear Heard Hearing Kept Mouth Mute Open Openeth Shut Voice

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