But I, as a deaf man, heard not - I was as if I had been deaf, and did not hear them or know what they were about. I took no notice…

They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.…

But I, as a deaf man, hear not, etc. The inspired writer here compares himself to a dumb and deaf man for two reasons. In the first place,…

But I, as a deaf [man], heard not
He acted the part of a deaf man, and made as if he did not hear the mischievous th…

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…

1. Previously, the psalmist pleaded for divine help: judge, O Lord, those who wrong me (Psalms 34:1). He showe…