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.
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 dumme and spake nothing: I kept silece euen from good, and my sorow was more stirred.
I was dumb with silence, I held my peace from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
3 Mine heart was hote within me, and while I was musing, the fire kindeled, and I spake with my tongue, saying,
My heart burned within me; the fire was kindled in my musing: I spoke with my tongue,
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.
Make me to know, Jehovah, mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is: I shall know how frail I am.
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)
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 Doubtlesse man walketh in a shadowe, and disquieteth himselfe in vaine: he heapeth vp riches, and cannot tell 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 wait I for? mine hope is euen in thee.
And now, what wait I for, Lord? my hope is in thee.
8 Deliuer me from all my transgressions, and make me not a rebuke vnto the foolish.
Deliver me from all my transgressions; make me not the reproach of the foolish.
9 I should haue bene dumme, and not haue opened my mouth, because thou didest it.
I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; for thou hast done [it].
10 Take thy plague away from mee: for I am consumed by the stroke of thine hand.
Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thy hand.
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)
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 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.
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 Stay thine anger from me, that I may recouer my strength, before I go hence and be not.
Look away from me, and let me recover strength, before I go hence and be no more.
