Psalms 38:14

What does Psalms 38:14 mean?

A plain-English look at Psalms 38:14 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, And in whose mouth are no reproofs.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, And in whose mouth are no reproofs.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

So I was like a man whose ears are shut, and in whose mouth there are no sharp words.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Yea, I am as a man who heareth not, And in his mouth are no reproofs.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

O forgive me, that I may be refreshed, before I go hence, and be no more.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

Context

v.13But I, as a deaf man, hear not; And I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

v.14This passage

v.15For in thee, O Jehovah, do I hope: Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • John 8:6

    And this they said, trying him, that they might have whereof to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.

  • Mark 15:3

    And the chief priests accused him of many things.

  • Amos 5:13

    Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time.

  • Micah 7:5

    Trust ye not in a neighbor; put ye not confidence in a friend; keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.

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