NET Bible
"I am like a man who cannot hear and is incapable of arguing his defense."
— Psalms 38:14, NET Bible
“Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.”
“Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, And in whose mouth are no reproofs. ”
“Yes, I am as a man who doesn't hear, in whose mouth are no reproofs.”
“O forgive me, that I may be refreshed, before I go hence, and be no more. ”
“So I was like a man whose ears are shut, and in whose mouth there are no sharp words.”
“Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.”
Because of my condition, even my friends and acquaintances keep their distance; my neighbors stand far away.
Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things.
But I am like a deaf man– I hear nothing; I am like a mute who cannot speak.
I am like a man who cannot hear and is incapable of arguing his defense.
Yet I wait for you, O LORD! You will respond, O Lord, my God!
I have prayed for deliverance, because otherwise they will gloat over me; when my foot slips they will arrogantly taunt me.
For I am about to stumble, and I am in constant pain.