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, [even] 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 bridle, 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, [even] 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 was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: [ then] spake I 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.

LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it [is; that] I may 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] an handbreadth; and mine age [is] as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state [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.

Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely 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, Lord, what wait I for? 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; because thou didst [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 thine 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 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, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I [am] a stranger with thee, [and] a sojourner, as all my fathers [were].

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

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