Psalms 39
39
Psalm 39#In Hebrew texts 39:1-13 is numbered 39:2-14.
For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
1I 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.”
2So I remained utterly silent,
not even saying anything good.
But my anguish increased;
3my 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.
5You 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.#39:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 11.
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.
8Save me from all my transgressions;
do not make me the scorn of fools.
9I was silent; I would not open my mouth,
for you are the one who has done this.
10Remove your scourge from me;
I am overcome by the blow of your hand.
11When 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.
13Look away from me, that I may enjoy life again
before I depart and am no more.”
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Psalms 39
39
For the Music Director. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
1I said, “I will take heed of my ways
so that I do not sin with my tongue;
I will keep my mouth muzzled
while the wicked are before me.”
2#Ps 63:1; 84:2 I was speechless in silence;
I was silent to no avail,
but my anguish was stirred up.
3#Ps 79:10; 80:5 My heart was hot within me;
while I was musing, the fire burned,
then I spoke with my tongue:
4#Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8 “Lord, make me to know my end,
and what is the measure of my days,
that I may know how transient I am.
5#Ps 42:11; 43:5 Indeed, You have made my days as a handbreadth,
and my age is as nothing before You;
indeed every man at his best is as a breath.” Selah
6#2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9 Surely every man walks in a mere shadow;
surely he goes as a breath;
he heaps up riches, and does not know who will gather them.
7#Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3 Now, Lord, what do I wait for?
My hope is in You.
8#Job 35:10; Ps 63:6 Deliver me from all my transgressions;
do not make me the reproach of the foolish.
9#Ps 38:6; 18:2 I was speechless, I did not open my mouth,
because You did it.
10#Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17 Remove Your blow from me;
I am consumed by the hostility of Your hand.
11#Ps 42:5; 43:5 When with rebukes You correct a man for iniquity,
You consume like a moth what is dear to him;
surely every man is vapor. Selah
12Hear my prayer, O Lord,
and give ear to my cry;
do not be silent at my tears,
for I am a stranger with You,
and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
13Turn Your gaze of displeasure from me, that I may smile,
before I go away and am no more.
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