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13 But I am like a deaf man—I hear nothing;
I am like a mute who cannot speak.[a]
14 I am like a man who cannot hear
and is incapable of arguing his defense.[b]
15 Yet[c] I wait for you, O Lord!
You will respond, O Lord, my God!

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 38:13 sn I am like a deaf man…like a mute. The psalmist is like a deaf mute; he is incapable of defending himself and is vulnerable to his enemies’ deception (see v. 14).
  2. Psalm 38:14 tn Heb “and there is not in his mouth arguments.”
  3. Psalm 38:15 tn Or perhaps “surely.”