Psalms 38:13

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

Key Reflection

In Psalm 38:13, David portrays himself as both deaf and mute, symbolizing his profound sense of isolation and the weight of his sins, which have made him unable to respond or hear the reproaches of others. This imagery highlights his deep spiritual affliction and his complete submission to God's judgment.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

But I, as a deaf man, heard not -I was as if I had been deaf, and did not hear them or know what they were about. I took no notice of what they did anymore than if I had not heard them. That is, he did not reply to them; he did not become angry; he was as calm and patient as if they had said nothing. And I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth -As if I were a man that could not speak. I was perfectly silent under all this persecution. Compare2 Samuel 16:10. How eminently true was this of the Saviour!Isa 53:7;1 Peter 2:23;Matthew 26:63;Matthew 27:12,Matthew 27:14.

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