Psa 39 | ESV | STEP | To the choirmaster : to Jeduthun . A Psalm of David . I said , I will guard my ways , that I may not sin with my tongue ; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle , so long as the wicked are in my presence .

Psalms 39

What Is the Measure of My Days?

To the choirmaster: to ^aJeduthun. A Psalm of David.

1 I said, “I will ^bguard my ways,
that I ^cmay not sin with my tongue;
I will ^dguard my mouth with a muzzle,
so long as the wicked are in my presence.”
2 I was ^emute and silent;
I held my peace to no avail,
and my distress grew worse.
3 My ^fheart became hot within me.
As I mused, the fire burned;
then I spoke with my tongue:
4 “O Lord, ^gmake me know my end
and what is the measure of my days;
let me know how fleeting I am!
5 Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths,
and ^hmy lifetime is as nothing before you.
Surely ⁱall mankind stands as a mere breath! Selah
6 Surely a man ^jgoes about as a shadow!
Surely for nothing ^{▼▼Hebrew Surely as a breath} they are in turmoil;
man ^lheaps up wealth and does not know who will gather!
7 “And now, O Lord, for what do I wait?
^mMy hope is in you.
8 Deliver me from all my transgressions.
ⁿDo not make me the scorn of the fool!
9 ^oI am mute; I do not open my mouth,
^pfor it is you who have done it.
10 ^qRemove your stroke from me;
I am spent by the hostility of your hand.
11 When you discipline a man
with ^rrebukes for sin,
you ^sconsume like a ^tmoth what is dear to him;
^usurely all mankind is a mere breath! Selah
12 ^v“Hear my prayer, O Lord,
and give ear to my cry;
hold not your peace at my tears!
For I am ^wa sojourner with you,
^xa guest, like all my fathers.
13 ^yLook away from me, that I may smile again,
^zbefore I depart and ^aaam no more!”

Psalms 39

What Is the Measure of My Days?

To the choirmaster: to aJeduthun. A Psalm of David.

To the choirmaster: to ^aJeduthun. A Psalm of David.