But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that opens not his mouth.
All Commentaries on Psalms 38:13 Go To Psalms 38
George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Mouth. I utterly renounce all sin. (Worthington)
David would make no reply to Semei, (Theodoret) nor our Saviour to Pilate. (Calmet)
Silence is often the best defence. (Haydock)
Eagerness to justify one's self, causes trouble and disedification. (Berthier)
The prophet joins the deaf and dumb; as those who have naturally the former defect, are also affected with the latter. (Pliny, x. 69.) (Haydock)