What do you do when others talk about you? Psalm 36-38

Psalms 38:13-16 (NASBStr)

But I, like a deaf man, do not hear;

And I am like a mute man who does not open his mouth.

 Yes, I am like a man who does not hear,

And in whose mouth are no arguments.

 For I hope in You, O Lord;

You will answer, O Lord my God.

 For I said, “May they not rejoice over me,

Who, when my foot slips, would magnify themselves against me.”

If possible, go back and read the beginning of Psalm 38.   The writer, David, is outlining the terrible position he is in.  His sin has caused a great amount on his stress on his health and his relationships.   He is in a position of pain and vulnerability.   Yet, despite the hard pressing of life, David knows the God he believers upon.  He knows who God is and what God's salvation is all about.   When others mock him and want to hurt him and hurl insults at him, David becomes as a "deaf man".  He simply doesn't hear it.   He becomes like a "mute man."  He doesn't respond.   In his mouth are "no arguments."  When you have God fighting for you, you can afford to be silent and act as though you hear nothing.   He states the reason for this "numbness" is based upon faith in God.   He states, "For I hope in You, O Lord."   When our faith is in God and not ourselves we don't have to defend and argue.   When we follow God's word we can afford to be silent with our own.   If you find yourself hearing everything they say about you and too sensitive to it, rest in His character instead of your own.  If you have that desire to "answer back" rest in His spoke Word rather than  your own.  If our prayer to God is that they don't rejoice over us we can rest assured God hears that prayer and will make that happen.  He has promised so.