To the choirmaster.
To Jeduthun.
A Psalm of David.
1 I said, I will guard my ways,
so as not to sin with my tongue.
I will guard my mouth with a muzzle,
as long as the wicked are before me.
2 I was mute with silence
I kept quiet even about the good,
and my anguish increased.
3 My heart grew hot within me.
As I pondered, the fire burned;
then I spoke with my tongue:
4 Make me know my end, O YHWH,
and the length of my days;
let me know how fleeting I am!
5 Behold, you have made my days a handbreadth,
and my lifespan is as nothing before you.
Surely everyone's life is but a breath!
Selah
6 Surely a man goes about as a shadow!
Surely for nothing they are in turmoil;
he heaps up wealth, not knowing who will gather it!
7 And now what do I wait for, O YHWH?
My hope is in you.
8 Deliver me from all my transgressions.
Do not make me the taunt of a fool!
9 I am mute; I do not open my mouth,
for you have done it.
10 Remove your scourge from upon me;
I am defeated by the hostility of your hand.
11 In punishment for sin, you discipline a man,
like a moth, you consume what is dear to him;
surely everyone is but a breath!
12 Hear my prayer, O YHWH,
and listen to my cry for help;
do not be deaf to my tears!
For I am a sojourner with you,
a stranger, like all my fathers.
13 Look away from me, that I may rejoice,
before I depart and am no more!
Psalm 39
To the choirmaster.
To Jeduthun.
A Psalm of David.
1 I said, I will guard my ways,
so as not to sin with my tongue.
I will guard my mouth with a muzzle,
as long as the wicked are before me.
2 I was mute with silence
I kept quiet even about the good,
and my anguish increased.
3 My heart grew hot within me.
As I pondered, the fire burned;
then I spoke with my tongue:
4 Make me know my end, O YHWH,
and the length of my days;
let me know how fleeting I am!
5 Behold, you have made my days a handbreadth,
and my lifespan is as nothing before you.
Surely everyone's life is but a breath!
Selah
6 Surely a man goes about as a shadow!
Surely for nothing they are in turmoil;
he heaps up wealth, not knowing who will gather it!
7 And now what do I wait for, O YHWH?
My hope is in you.
8 Deliver me from all my transgressions.
Do not make me the taunt of a fool!
9 I am mute; I do not open my mouth,
for you have done it.
10 Remove your scourge from upon me;
I am defeated by the hostility of your hand.
11 In punishment for sin, you discipline a man,
like a moth, you consume what is dear to him;
surely everyone is but a breath!
Selah
12 Hear my prayer, O YHWH,
and listen to my cry for help;
do not be deaf to my tears!
For I am a sojourner with you,
a stranger, like all my fathers.
13 Look away from me, that I may rejoice,
before I depart and am no more!