Catholic Public Domain Version
"But, like someone deaf, I did not hear. And I was like someone mute, not opening his mouth. "
— Psalms 37:14, Catholic Public Domain Version
“The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.”
“The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To slay such as are upright in the way. ”
“The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who are upright in the way.”
“Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.”
“But I, as a deaf man, heard not: and as a dumb man not opening his mouth.”
“The evil-doers have taken out their swords, their bows are bent; for crushing the poor, and to put to death those who are upright in their ways.”
“The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.”
My heart has been disturbed. My strength has abandoned me, and the light of my eyes has abandoned me, and it is not with me.
My friends and my neighbors have drawn near and stood against me. And those who were next to me stood far apart. And those who sought my soul used violence.
And those who sought evil accusations against me were speaking emptiness. And they practiced deceitfulness all day long.
But, like someone deaf, I did not hear. And I was like someone mute, not opening his mouth.
And I became like a man who does not hear, and who has no reproofs in his mouth.
For in you, Lord, I have hoped. You will listen to me, O Lord my God.
For I said, “Lest at any time, my enemies might rejoice over me,” and, “While my feet are being shaken, they have spoken great things against me.”