Mazmur 38:14

38:14 I am like a man who cannot hear

and is incapable of arguing his defense. ¹ 

Mazmur 135:14

135:14 For the Lord vindicates ²  his people,

and has compassion on his servants. ³ 

[38:14]  ¹ tn Heb “and there is not in his mouth arguments.”

[135:14]  ² tn Heb “judges,” but here the idea is that the Lord “judges on behalf of” his people. The imperfect verbal forms here and in the next line draw attention to the Lord’s characteristic actions.

[135:14]  ³ sn Verse 14 echoes Deut 32:36, where Moses affirms that God mercifully relents from fully judging his wayward people.