Psalms 39
1 “To the chief musician, to Jeduthun, a psalm of David.” I said, I will guard my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will guard my mouth with a muzzle, while the wicked is before me.
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.
2 I was dumb in deep silence, I was quite still, even from [speaking] good; but my pain was greatly excited;
I was dumme and spake nothing: I kept silece euen from good, and my sorow was more stirred.
3 My heart was hot within me, in my self-communing there burnt a fire: [then] spoke I with my tongue,
Mine heart was hote within me, and while I was musing, the fire kindeled, and I spake with my tongue, saying,
4 Let me know, O Lord, my end, and the measure of my days, what it is: I wish to know when I shall cease to be.
Lord, let me know mine ende, and the measure of my dayes, what it is: let mee knowe howe long I haue to liue.
5 Behold, measured out with the span hast thou made my days; and my whole duration is nothing before thee: yea, as nothing but vanity doth every man stand here. (Selah)
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)
6 As nothing but a shadowy image doth man walk about, yea, for vanity only do all make a noise: he heapeth up his gains, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
Doubtlesse man walketh in a shadowe, and disquieteth himselfe in vaine: he heapeth vp riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them.
7 And now, what shall I wait for, O Lord? my hope is in thee.
And now Lord, what wait I for? mine hope is euen in thee.
8 From all my transgressions deliver thou me: render me not the object of reproach of the worthless.
Deliuer me from all my transgressions, and make me not a rebuke vnto the foolish.
9 I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou hadst done it.
I should haue bene dumme, and not haue opened my mouth, because thou didest it.
10 Remove thou thy plague away from me: from the blows of thy hand am I consumed.
Take thy plague away from mee: for I am consumed by the stroke of thine hand.
11 When thou with corrections chastisest man for iniquity, thou causest his excellence to melt away as [if eaten by] the moth: yea, nothing but vanity is every man. (Selah)
When thou with rebukes doest chastise man for iniquitie, thou as a mothe makest his beautie to consume: surely euery man is vanitie. (Selah)
12 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; be not silent at my tears; for a stranger am I with thee, a sojourner, like all my fathers.
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.
13 Leave off from me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and am no more.
Stay thine anger from me, that I may recouer my strength, before I go hence and be not.
