38:14 I am like a man who cannot hear
and is incapable of arguing his defense. 1
38:16 I have prayed for deliverance, because otherwise they will gloat over me; 2
when my foot slips they will arrogantly taunt me. 3
1 tn Heb “and there is not in his mouth arguments.”
2 tn Heb “For I said, ‘Lest they rejoice over me.’” The psalmist recalls the motivating argument of his petition. He probably prefaced this statement with a prayer for deliverance (see Pss 7:1-2; 13:3-4; 28:1).
3 tn Heb “they will magnify against me.” See Pss 35:26; 55:13.