A moment in scripture
Psalms 38:14
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Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
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The surrounding passage
- Psalms 38:12
They 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.
- Psalms 38:13
But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
- Psalms 38:15
For in thee, O Lord, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.
- Psalms 38:16
For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.