Psa 39 | NASB2020 | STEP | For the music director, for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said , “I will keep watch over my ways So that I do not sin with my tongue ; I will keep watch over my mouth as with a muzzle While the wicked are in my presence .”

Psalms 39

The Futility of Life.

For the music director, for ^{▼▼1 Chr 16:41}Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

1 I said, “I will ^bkeep watch over my ways
So that I ^cdo not sin with my tongue;
I will keep watch over ^dmy mouth as with a muzzle
While the wicked are in my presence.”
2 I was ^emute ^{▼▼Lit with silence}and silent,
I ^{▼▼Lit was silent from good}refused to say even something good,
And my pain was stirred up.
3 My ^hheart was hot within me,
While I was musing the fire burned;
Then I spoke with my tongue:
4 “Lord, let me know ⁱmy end,
And what is the extent of my days;
Let me know how ^jtransient I am.
5 “Behold, You have made ^kmy days like ^{▼▼I.e., short}hand widths,
And my ^mlifetime as nothing in Your sight;
Certainly all mankind standing is ^{▼▼Or altogether breath}a mere ^obreath. Selah
6 “Certainly every person ^pwalks around as ^{▼▼Lit an image}a fleeting shadow;
They certainly make an ^ruproar for nothing;
He ^samasses riches and does not know who will gather them.

7 “And now, Lord, for what do I wait?
My ^thope is in You.
8 “ ^uSave me from all my wrongdoings;
Do not make me an object of ^vreproach for the foolish.
9 “I have become ^wmute, I do not open my mouth,
Because it is ^xYou who have done it.
10 “ ^yRemove Your plague from me;
Because of ^zthe opposition of Your hand I am ^{▼▼Or wasting away}perishing.
11 “With ^abrebukes You punish a person for wrongdoing;
You ^acconsume like a moth what is precious to him;
Certainly ^adall mankind is mere breath! Selah

12 “ ^aeHear my prayer, Lord, and listen to my cry for help;
Do not be silent ^afto my tears;
For I am ^aga stranger with You,
^ahOne who lives abroad, like all my fathers.
13 “ ^aiTurn Your eyes away from me, that I may become cheerful again
Before I depart and am no more.”

Psalms 39

The Futility of Life.

For the music director, for ▼▼1 Chr 16:41Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

For the music director, for ^{▼▼1 Chr 16:41}Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.