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A Psalm of David.</p><p class="psstart"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/39-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>I said<MH559>, “I will keep<MH8104> watch<MH8104> over<MH8104> my ways<MH1870> <t><p class="indent1">So that I do not sin<MH2398> with my tongue<MH3956>; <t><p class="indent1">I will keep<MH8104> watch<MH8104> over<MH8104> my mouth<MH6310> as with a muzzle<MH4269> <t><p class="indent1">While<MH5750> the wicked<MH7563> are in my presence<MH5048>.” <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/39-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>I was<MH481> mute<MH481> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>and silent<MH1747>, <t><p class="indent1">I <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>refused to say<MH2814> <i>even something</i> good<MH2896b>, <t><p class="indent1">And my pain<MH3511> was stirred<MH5916> up<MH5916>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/39-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>My heart<MH3820> was<MH2552> hot<MH2552> within<MH7130> me, <t><p class="indent1">While I was musing<MH1901> the fire<MH784> burned<MH1197a>; <t><p class="indent1"><i>Then</i> I spoke<MH1696> with my tongue<MH3956>: <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/39-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>“LORD<MH3068>, let me know<MH3045> my end<MH7093>, <t><p class="indent1">And what<MH4100> is the extent<MH4060a> of my days<MH3117>; <t><p class="indent1">Let me know<MH3045> how<MH4100> transient<MH2310> I am. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/39-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“Behold<MH2009>, You have made<MH5414> my days<MH3117> <i>like</i> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>hand<MH2947> widths<MH2947>, <t><p class="indent1">And my lifetime<MH2465> as nothing<MH369> in Your sight<MH5048>; <t><p class="indent1">Certainly<MH389> all<MH3605> mankind<MH120> standing<MH5324> is <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>a mere<MH3605> breath<MH1892>. Selah<MH5542> <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/39-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“Certainly<MH389> every<MH376> person<MH376> walks<MH1980> around<MH1980> as <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>a fleeting<MH6754> shadow<MH6754>; <t><p class="indent1">They certainly<MH389> make<MH1993> an<MH1993> uproar<MH1993> for nothing<MH1892>; <t><p class="indent1">He amasses<MH6651> <i>riches</i> and does not know<MH3045> who<MH4310> will gather<MH622> them. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/39-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“And now<MH6258>, Lord<MH136>, for what<MH4100> do I wait<MH6960a>? <t><p class="indent1">My hope<MH8431> is in You. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/39-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“Save<MH5337> me from all<MH3605> my wrongdoings<MH6588>; <t><p class="indent1">Do not make<MH7760> me an <i>object of</i> reproach<MH2781> for the foolish<MH5036>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/39-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“I have become<MH481> mute<MH481>, I do not open<MH6605a> my mouth<MH6310>, <t><p class="indent1">Because<MH3588> it is You who have done<MH6213a> <i>it.</i> <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/39-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“Remove<MH5493> Your plague<MH5061> from me; <t><p class="indent1">Because<MH4480> of the opposition<MH8409> of Your hand<MH3027> I am <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>perishing<MH3615>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/39-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“With rebukes<MH8433b> You punish<MH3256> a person<MH376> for wrongdoing<MH5771>; <t><p class="indent1">You consume<MH4529> like a moth<MH6211> what is precious<MH2530> to him; <t><p class="indent1">Certainly<MH389> all<MH3605> mankind<MH120> is mere<MH1892> breath<MH1892>! Selah<MH5542> <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/39-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“Hear<MH8085> my prayer<MH8605>, LORD<MH3068>, and listen<MH238> to my cry<MH7775> for<MH7775> help<MH7775>; <t><p class="indent1">Do not be<MH2790b> silent<MH2790b> to my tears<MH1832>; <t><p class="indent1">For I am a stranger<MH1616> with You, <t><p class="indent1">One<MH8453> who<MH8453> lives<MH8453> abroad<MH8453>, like all<MH3605> my fathers<MH1>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/39-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“Turn<MH8159> Your eyes<MH8159> away<MH8159> from me, that I may become<MH1082> cheerful<MH1082> <i>again</i> <t><p class="indent1">Before<MH2962> I depart<MH1980> and am no<MH369> more<MH369>.”<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse"><FNC>PSALM 39<FNV>Title</span> 1 Chr 16:41<br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> Lit with <i>silence</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> Lit <i>was silent from good</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> I.e., short<br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Or <i>altogether breath</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> Lit <i>an image</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Or <i>wasting away</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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