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Psalms 38:16
16I prayed, “Don’t let my enemies gloat over me or rejoice at my downfall.”
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
14I choose to hear nothing, and I make no reply. 15For I am waiting for you, O Lord. You must answer for me, O Lord my God. I prayed, “Don’t let my enemies gloat over me or rejoice at my downfall.” 17I am on the verge of collapse, facing constant pain. 18But I confess my sins; I am deeply sorry for what I have done.
Read all of Psalms 38Psalms 38:16 word by word
כִּֽי־אָ֭מַרְתִּי פֶּן־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִ֑י בְּמ֥וֹט רַ֝גְלִ֗י עָלַ֥י הִגְדִּֽילוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 38:16
- Psalms 13:3Turn and answer me, O Lord my God! Restore the sparkle to my eyes, or I will die.
- Psalms 35:24Declare me not guilty, O Lord my God, for you give justice. Don’t let my enemies laugh about me in my troubles.
- Psalms 94:18I cried out, “I am slipping!” but your unfailing love, O Lord, supported me.
- Deuteronomy 32:35I will take revenge; I will pay them back. In due time their feet will slip. Their day of disaster will arrive, and their destiny will overtake them.’
- Psalms 35:26May those who rejoice at my troubles be humiliated and disgraced. May those who triumph over me be covered with shame and dishonor.
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
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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
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