Psalms 39

1 To the excellent musician Ieduthun. I thought, I will take heede to my wayes, that I sinne not with my tongue: I will keepe my mouth brideled, while the wicked is in my sight.

大衛的詩，交與伶長耶杜頓。 我曾說：我要謹慎我的言行， 免得我舌頭犯罪； 惡人在我面前的時候， 我要用嚼環勒住我的口。

2 I was dumme and spake nothing: I kept silece euen from good, and my sorow was more stirred.

我默然無聲，連好話也不出口； 我的愁苦就發動了，

3 Mine heart was hote within me, and while I was musing, the fire kindeled, and I spake with my tongue, saying,

我的心在我裏面發熱。 我默想的時候，火就燒起， 我便用舌頭說話。

4 Lord, let me know mine ende, and the measure of my dayes, what it is: let mee knowe howe long I haue to liue.

耶和華啊，求你叫我曉得我身之終！ 我的壽數幾何？ 叫我知道我的生命不長！

5 Beholde, thou hast made my dayes as an hand breadth, and mine age as nothing in respect of thee: surely euery man in his best state is altogether vanitie. (Selah)

你使我的年日窄如手掌； 我一生的年數，在你面前如同無有。 各人最穩妥的時候，真是全然虛幻。 (細拉)

6 Doubtlesse man walketh in a shadowe, and disquieteth himselfe in vaine: he heapeth vp riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them.

世人行動實係幻影。 他們忙亂，真是枉然； 積蓄財寶，不知將來有誰收取。

7 And now Lord, what wait I for? mine hope is euen in thee.

主啊，如今我等甚麼呢？ 我的指望在乎你！

8 Deliuer me from all my transgressions, and make me not a rebuke vnto the foolish.

求你救我脫離一切的過犯， 不要使我受愚頑人的羞辱。

9 I should haue bene dumme, and not haue opened my mouth, because thou didest it.

因我所遭遇的是出於你， 我就默然不語。

10 Take thy plague away from mee: for I am consumed by the stroke of thine hand.

求你把你的責罰從我身上免去； 因你手的責打，我便消滅。

11 When thou with rebukes doest chastise man for iniquitie, thou as a mothe makest his beautie to consume: surely euery man is vanitie. (Selah)

你因人的罪惡懲罰他的時候， 叫他的笑容消滅，如衣被蟲所咬。 世人真是虛幻！ (細拉)

12 Heare my prayer, O Lord, and hearken vnto my cry: keepe not silence at my teares, for I am a strager with thee, and a soiourner as all my fathers.

耶和華啊，求你聽我的禱告， 留心聽我的呼求！ 我流淚，求你不要靜默無聲！ 因為我在你面前是客旅， 是寄居的，像我列祖一般。

13 Stay thine anger from me, that I may recouer my strength, before I go hence and be not.

求你寬容我， 使我在去而不返之先可以力量復原。