Psalms 38:16 - Exposition

For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me; rather, for I said , I will be silent , lest otherwise they should rejoice over me. I feared lest by answering rashly or intemperately I might give my enemies occasion against me. I knew by experience that , when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me. They are always on the watch to catch at any slip on my part, and make it a ground for magnifying themselves and denying me. Hence my silence.