Psalms 38:16

Psalms 38:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
• New International Version (NIV)For I said, “Do not let them gloat or exalt themselves over me when my feet slip.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)For I said, "Only let them not rejoice over me, who boast against me when my foot slips!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)For I said, “Hear me, lest they rejoice over me, Lest, when my foot slips, they exalt themselves against me.”

Context of Psalms 38:16

14Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, And in whose mouth are no reproofs. 15For in thee, O Jehovah, do I hope: Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God. For I said, Lest they rejoice over me: When my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me. 17For I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me. 18For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.

Psalms 38:16 word by word

כִּֽי־אָ֭מַרְתִּי פֶּן־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִ֑י בְּמ֥וֹט רַ֝גְלִ֗י עָלַ֥י הִגְדִּֽילוּ׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 38:16

• Psalms 13:3Considerand answer me, O Jehovah my God: Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
• Psalms 35:24Judge me, O Jehovah my God, according to thy righteousness; And let them not rejoice over me.
• Psalms 94:18When I said, My foot slippeth; Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, held me up.
• Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance is mine, and recompense, At the time when their foot shall slide: For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things that are to come upon them shall make haste.
• Psalms 35:26Let them be put to shame and confounded together that rejoice at my hurt: Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor that magnify themselves against me.

Commentaries on Psalms 38:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16When my foot slippeth - They watched for my halting; and when my foot slipped, they rejoiced that I had fallen into sin!Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16For I said - This is the prayer to which he referred in the previous verse. He prayed that he might not be permitted to fall away under the influence of his sins and sufferings; that his faith might remain firm; that he might not be allowed to act so as to justify the accusations of his enemies, or to give them occasion to rejoice over his fall. The entire prayer Psalm 38:16-18 is one that is based on the consciousness of his own weakness, and his…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-22Verses 12-22 Wicked men hate goodness, even when they benefit by it. David, in the complaints he makes of his enemies, seems to refer to Christ. But our enemies do us real mischief only when they drive us from God and our duty. The true believer's trouble will be made useful; he will learn to wait for his God, and will not seek relief from the world or himself. The less we notice the unkindness and injuries that are done us, the more we consult the quiet…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-17These verses introduce the psalmist's confession (Psalm 38:18) and describe his miserable state.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1715-17. for he is confident the Lord--literally, "Sovereign" (to whom he was a servant), would answer his prayer (Psa 3:4; 4:1), and not permit their triumph in his partial halting, of which he was in danger.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 38:16

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Conviction
• Malice
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Afar
• Arrow
• Deceit
• Fret
• Plague
• Bring
• Pentateuch
• Psalms, Book of
• Sick; Sickness

Commentaries on Psalms 38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings