Psalms 39

PSALM 39

The Vanity of Life.

For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

1I said, “I will guard my ways

That I may not sin with my tongue;

I will guard my mouth as with a muzzle

While the wicked are in my presence.”

2I was mute and silent,

I #Lit kept silencerefrained even from good,

And my #Lit painsorrow grew worse.

3My heart was hot within me,

While I was musing the fire burned;

Then I spoke with my tongue:

4“Lord, make me to know my end

And what is the extent of my days;

Let me know how transient I am.

5Behold, You have made my days as handbreadths,

And my lifetime as nothing in Your sight;

Surely every man at his best is a mere breath. Selah.

6Surely every man walks about as #Lit an imagea phantom;

Surely they make an uproar for nothing;

He amasses riches and does not know who will gather them.

7“And now, Lord, for what do I wait?

My hope is in You.

8Deliver me from all my transgressions;

Make me not the reproach of the foolish.

9I have become mute, I do not open my mouth,

Because it is You who have done it.

10Remove Your plague from me;

Because of the opposition of Your hand I am perishing.

11With reproofs You chasten a man for iniquity;

You consume as a moth what is precious to him;

Surely every man is a mere breath. Selah.

12“Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry;

Do not be silent at my tears;

For I am a stranger with You,

A sojourner like all my fathers.

13Turn Your gaze away from me, that I may #Or become cheerfulsmile again

Before I depart and am no more.”

Currently Selected:

Psalms 39: NASB1995

Highlight

Copy

Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in

NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®

A Corporation Not for Profit

LA HABRA, CA

http://www.lockman.org

Learn More About New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995

This chapter is not available in this version. Please choose a different chapter or version.