Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And I am like a
King James Version
But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
Holman Bible
I am like a speechless person
who does not open his mouth.
International Standard Version
I am like the deaf, who cannot hear, and like the mute, who cannot open his mouth.
A Conservative Version
But I, as a deaf man, hear not. And I am as a mute man who opens not his mouth.
American Standard Version
But I, as a deaf man, hear not; And I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
Amplified
But I, like a deaf man, do not hear;
I am like a mute man who does not open his mouth.
Darby Translation
But I, as a deaf man, hear not; and am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
Julia Smith Translation
And they seeking my soul will lay snares: and they seeking my evil spake mischief, and they will meditate deceits all the day,
King James 2000
But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that opens not his mouth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But as for me, like [the] deaf I cannot hear, and [I am] like [the] mute [who] cannot open his mouth.
Modern King James verseion
But like a deaf one, I do not hear; and I am like a dumb one who opens not his mouth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
As for me, I was like a deaf man and heard not; as one that were dumb, not opening his mouth.
NET Bible
But I am like a deaf man -- I hear nothing; I am like a mute who cannot speak.
New Heart English Bible
But I, as a deaf man, do not hear. I am as a mute man who doesn't open his mouth.
The Emphasized Bible
But, I, as one deaf, will not hear, - and as one dumb, who will not open his mouth:
Webster
But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
World English Bible
But I, as a deaf man, don't hear. I am as a mute man who doesn't open his mouth.
Youngs Literal Translation
And I, as deaf, hear not. And as a dumb one who openeth not his mouth.
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Word Count of 19 Translations in Psalm 38:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Prayer Of A Suffering Sinner
12
Those that seek after my life lay snares for me, and those that seek my hurt speak calamities and imagine deceits all the day long.
13
And I am like a
Cross References
Psalm 39:2
I was dumb with silence; I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
Psalm 39:9
I was dumb, I opened not my mouth because thou didst it.
Isaiah 53:7
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he did not open his mouth.
1 Peter 2:23
who, when he was cursed, did not return the curse; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but committed himself to him that judges righteously;
2 Samuel 16:10-12
And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? So let him curse, because the LORD has said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Why hast thou done so?