Psalms 39
New International Version - Psalms 39 << | >> 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150 39:1 I said, 'I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin; I will put a muzzle on my mouth as long as the wicked are in my presence.' 39:2 But when I was silent and still, not even saying anything good, my anguish increased. 39:3 My heart grew hot within me, and as I meditated, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue: 39:4 'Show me, O Lord , my life's end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting is my life. 39:5 You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you. Each man's life is but a breath. 39:6 Man is a mere phantom as he goes to and fro: He bustles about, but only in vain; he heaps up wealth, not knowing who will get it. 39:7 'But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you. 39:8 Save me from all my transgressions; do not make me the scorn of fools. 39:9 I was silent; I would not open my mouth, for you are the one who has done this. 39:10 Remove your scourge from me; I am overcome by the blow of your hand. 39:11 You rebuke and discipline men for their sin; you consume their wealth like a moth- each man is but a breath. 39:12 'Hear my prayer, O Lord , listen to my cry for help; be not deaf to my weeping. For I dwell with you as an alien, a stranger, as all my fathers were. 39:13 Look away from me, that I may rejoice again before I depart and am no more.'