The Book of Psalms, Chapter 38, Verse 14

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

King James Version

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

American Standard Version

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

New English Translation

I am like a man who cannot hear and is incapable of arguing his defense.

World English Bible

Yes, I am as a man who doesn't hear, in whose mouth are no reproofs.

For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.

For I said, [Hear me], lest [otherwise] they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify [themselves] against me.

For I [am] ready to halt, and my sorrow [is] continually before me.

For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.

But mine enemies [are] lively, [and] they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.

They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow [the thing that] good [is].

Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.

Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.

To the chief Musician, [even] to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.

I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, [even] from good; and my sorrow was stirred.