Salmos 39

1 Dije: Guardaré mis caminos para no pecar con mi boca. Llevaré mordaza en mi boca Mientras los perversos estén frente a mí.

I said [to myself], “I will be careful not to sin by the things that I say [MTY]. I will not say anything [to complain] while wicked people are near to me [and can hear me].”

2 Enmudecí con silencio. Me callé, aun en cuanto a lo bueno, Y se agravó mi dolor.

[So] I was completely silent [DOU], and I did not [even] talk about things that were good, but it was useless, because I began to suffer even more.

3 Mi corazón se enardeció. En mi meditación ardió el fuego. [Entonces] hablé con mi lengua:

I became very anxious/worried [IDM]. As I thought [about my troubles], I became more worried. Then [finally] I said [MTY],

4 Oh Yavé, dime mi final, Cuál es la medida de mis días. Permíteme saber cuán pasajero soy.

“Yahweh, show/tell me how long I will live. Tell me when I will die. Tell me how many years I will live!

5 En verdad, diste a mis días término corto, Y mi edad es como nada ante Ti. Ciertamente es completa vanidad todo hombre que vive. (Selah)

[It seems that] you have caused me to live only a short time; (my lifetime/all the time that I have lived) seems like nothing to you. The time that all we humans live is [as short as] [MET] a puff of wind.

6 Ciertamente como un fantasma de realidad anda el hombre, Ciertamente en vano se agita, Amontona riquezas y no sabe quién las recogerá.

Then we disappear like a shadow does. It seems that all that we do is for nothing/useless. We [sometimes] get a lot of money, but we do not know who will get it [after we die].

7 Y ahora, ʼAdonay, ¿qué espero? Mi esperanza está en Ti.

So now, Yahweh, if I expect [RHQ] [to receive blessings from other people], I will be disappointed. You are the [only] one from whom I confidently expect [to receive blessings].

8 Líbrame de todas mis transgresiones. No me coloques como escarnio de los necios.

Save me from [being punished for] all the sins that I have committed. And do not allow foolish people to make fun of me.

9 Enmudecí, no abrí mi boca, Porque Tú lo dispusiste.

I did not say anything [when you punished me], because [I knew that] you were the one who caused [me to suffer].

10 Quita de sobre mí tu azote, Porque perezco por el golpe de tu mano.

But now, please stop punishing me! [If you do not do that], I am about to die because of the ways that you [SYN] have struck/afflicted me.

11 Corriges al hombre con castigos por su iniquidad. Como polilla carcomes lo que es precioso para él. Ciertamente todo hombre es solo un soplo. (Selah)

When you rebuke someone and punish him for the sin that he has committed, you destroy the things that (he loves/are precious to him), like moths’ [larva] destroy clothing. Our lives [disappear like] a puff of wind.

12 Escucha mi oración, oh Yavé, Y presta oído a mi clamor. No guardes silencio ante mis lágrimas, Porque soy un forastero ante Ti, Y un advenedizo como todos mis antepasados.

Yahweh, listen to me while I pray; pay attention to me while I cry out to you. Help me while I am crying. I am here on the earth for only a short time, like all my ancestors.

13 Aparta de mí tu mirada para que yo sonría, Antes que yo parta y no exista más.

[Now] please leave me alone, [and do not punish me any more] in order that I may smile and be happy for a while before I die. [EUP, DOU]”