Psalm 38:13

New International Reader's Version

Like a deaf person, I can’t hear. Like someone who can’t speak, I can’t say a word.

Cross References

Psalm 119:110

Evil people have set a trap for me. But I haven’t wandered away from your rules.

Psalm 39:2

So I was completely silent. I didn’t even say anything good. But the pain inside me grew worse.

Psalm 39:9

I keep silent. I don’t open my mouth. You are the one who has caused all this to happen.

Isaiah 53:7

He was treated badly and made to suffer. But he didn’t open his mouth. He was led away like a lamb to be killed. Sheep are silent while their wool is being cut off. In the same way, he didn’t open his mouth.

1 Peter 2:23

People shouted at him and made fun of him. But he didn’t do the same thing back to them. When he suffered, he didn’t say he would make them suffer. Instead, he trusted in the God who judges fairly.