Psa 38:13 | NET2full | STEP | But I am like a deaf man —I hear nothing ; I am like a mute who cannot speak .

Psalms 38:13

13 But I am like a deaf man—I hear nothing;
I am like a mute who cannot speak. ^{▼▼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).}