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Psalms 39

    Psalm 39[1] For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
  1. I said, "I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin; I will put a muzzle on my mouth while in the presence of the wicked."
  2. So I remained utterly silent, not even saying anything good. But my anguish increased;
  3. my heart grew hot within me. While I meditated, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue:
  4. "Show me, LORD, my life's end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is.
  5. You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you. Everyone is but a breath, even those who seem secure.[2]
  6. "Surely everyone goes around like a mere phantom; in vain they rush about, heaping up wealth without knowing whose it will finally be.
  7. "But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you.
  8. Save me from all my transgressions; do not make me the scorn of fools.
  9. I was silent; I would not open my mouth, for you are the one who has done this.
  10. Remove your scourge from me; I am overcome by the blow of your hand.
  11. When you rebuke and discipline anyone for their sin, you consume their wealth like a moth— surely everyone is but a breath.
  12. "Hear my prayer, LORD, listen to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. I dwell with you as a foreigner, a stranger, as all my ancestors were.
  13. Look away from me, that I may enjoy life again before I depart and am no more."
  1. In Hebrew texts 39:1-13 is numbered 39:2-14.
  2. The Hebrew has 'Selah' (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 11.

 

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