Psalms 39

1 I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked man is before me.

To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a muzzle, while the wicked is before me.

2 I was mute with silence. I held my peace, even from good, and my sorrow was stirred.

I was dumb with silence, I held my peace from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

3 My heart was hot within me. While I was musing the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue:

My heart burned within me; the fire was kindled in my musing: I spoke with my tongue,

4 Jehovah, make me to know my end, and the measure of my days, what it is. Let me know how frail I am.

Make me to know, Jehovah, mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is: I shall know how frail I am.

5 Behold, thou have made my days as handbreadths, and my life-time is as nothing before thee. Surely every man at his best condition is altogether vanity. (Selah)

Behold, thou hast made my days [as] hand-breadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before thee; verily, every man, [even] the high placed, is altogether vanity. (Selah)

6 Surely every man walks in a shadow. Surely they are disquieted in vain. He heaps up, and knows not who shall gather them.

Verily, man walketh in a vain show; verily they are disquieted in vain; he heapeth up [riches], and knoweth not who shall gather them.

7 And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in thee.

And now, what wait I for, Lord? my hope is in thee.

8 Deliver me from all my transgressions. Make me not the reproach of the foolish.

Deliver me from all my transgressions; make me not the reproach of the foolish.

9 I was mute. I opened not my mouth, because thou did it.

I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; for thou hast done [it].

10 Remove thy stroke away from me. I am consumed by the blow of thy hand.

Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thy hand.

11 When thou have corrected man with rebukes for iniquity, thou make his beauty to disintegrate like a moth. Surely every man is vanity. (Selah)

When thou with rebukes dost correct a man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely, every man is vanity. (Selah)

12 Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, and give ear to my cry. Keep not silent at my tears, for I am a stranger with thee, a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

Hear my prayer, Jehovah, and give ear unto my cry; be not silent at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, a sojourner, like all my fathers.

13 O spare me, that I may recover strength before I go from here, and be no more.

Look away from me, and let me recover strength, before I go hence and be no more.