Psalms 38:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.”

Psalms 38:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 38:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 38:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For I said, “Don’t let them gloat over me, or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips.””

Psalms 38:16 — World English Bible

Psalms 38:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For I said, Lest they rejoice over me: When my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me. ”

Psalms 38:16 — American Standard Version

Psalms 38:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“When I said, `Lest they rejoice over me, In the slipping of my foot against me they magnified themselves.”

Psalms 38:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 38:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ For I said, Let them not rejoice over me! When my foot slipped, they magnified [themselves] against me. ”

Psalms 38:16 — Darby Translation

Psalms 38:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For I said, Heare me, least they reioyce ouer me: for when my foote slippeth, they extol themselues against me.”

Psalms 38:16 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 38:16 in Context — Psalms 38

14 Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

15 For in thee, O Lord, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.

16 For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

17 For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.

18 For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.

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What Does Psalms 38:16 Mean?

Psalms 38:16 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 38. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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