(A)39 Дирижеру хора. Псалом Давида.

Твердо надеялся я на Господа,
    и Он склонился ко мне и услышал мой крик.
Он поднял меня из страшной пропасти,
    из зыбкой трясины.
Он поставил ноги мои на камень
    и стопы мои утвердил.
Он вложил мне в уста новую песнь –
    хвалу нашему Богу.
Увидят многие и устрашатся,
    и будут на Господа уповать.

Блажен тот человек,
    кто надежду свою возлагает на Господа,
кто не обращается к гордым
    и к уклоняющимся ко лжи.
Многочисленны, Господи, мой Боже,
    чудеса, которые Ты сотворил,
и замыслы Твои о нас!
    Кто с Тобою сравнится!
Я бы стал возвещать о них и рассказывать,
    но их больше, чем можно счесть.

Не захотел Ты ни жертв, ни даров,
    но Ты открыл[a] мне уши[b].
Ты не потребовал ни всесожжения,
    ни жертвы за грех.
Тогда я сказал: «Вот, я иду,
    как и написано в свитке обо мне.
Бог мой, я желаю волю Твою исполнить,
    и в сердце моем Твой Закон».

10 В большом собрании я возвещал Твою праведность;
    я не удерживал своих уст –
Ты это знаешь, Господи.
11     Я не скрыл Твоей праведности в своем сердце,
но возвещал верность Твою и спасение.
    Я не таил Твою милость и истину
перед большим собранием.

12 Не удерживай, Господи,
    щедрот Твоих от меня,
пусть милость Твоя и истина
    охраняют меня непрестанно.
13 Ведь беды окружили меня, и нет им числа;
    грехи мои мной овладели, и не могу я видеть.
Их больше, чем волос на моей голове;
    храбрость[c] меня оставила.
14 Господи, да будет угодно Тебе избавить меня!
    Поспеши мне на помощь, Господи!

15 Пусть все, кто ищет жизни моей,
    будут пристыжены и посрамлены.
Пусть все, кто хочет моей погибели,
    в бесчестии повернут назад.
16 Пусть ужаснутся своему позору
    говорящие мне: «Ага! Ага!»
17 Пусть ликуют и радуются о Тебе
    все ищущие Тебя.
Пусть те, кто любит Твое спасение,
    говорят непрестанно: «Велик Господь!»

18 Я же беден и нищ,
    пусть Владыка позаботится обо мне.
Ты – помощь моя и мой избавитель;
    Бог мой, не замедли!

Footnotes

  1. 39:7 Или: «проколол». Ср. Исх. 21:5-6.
  2. 39:7 В одном из древних переводов: «Ты приготовил мне тело».
  3. 39:13 Букв.: «сердце мое».

39 I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.

I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,

Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is: that I may know how frail I am.

Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.

Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.

I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.

10 Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.

11 When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.

12 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

13 O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.

Prayer for Wisdom and Forgiveness

To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

39 I said, “I will guard my ways,
Lest I sin with my (A)tongue;
I will restrain my mouth with a muzzle,
While the wicked are before me.”
(B)I was mute with silence,
I held my peace even from good;
And my sorrow was stirred up.
My heart was hot within me;
While I was [a]musing, the fire burned.
Then I spoke with my tongue:

Lord, (C)make me to know my end,
And what is the measure of my days,
That I may know how frail I am.
Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths,
And my age is as nothing before You;
Certainly every man at his best state is but (D)vapor. Selah
Surely every man walks about like a shadow;
Surely they [b]busy themselves in vain;
He heaps up riches,
And does not know who will gather them.

“And now, Lord, what do I wait for?
My (E)hope is in You.
Deliver me from all my transgressions;
Do not make me (F)the reproach of the foolish.
(G)I was mute, I did not open my mouth,
Because it was (H)You who did it.
10 (I)Remove Your plague from me;
I am consumed by the blow of Your hand.
11 When with rebukes You correct man for iniquity,
You make his beauty (J)melt away like a moth;
Surely every man is vapor. 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, (K)as all my fathers were.
13 (L)Remove Your gaze from me, that I may regain strength,
Before I go away and (M)am no more.”

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 39:3 meditating
  2. Psalm 39:6 make an uproar for nothing

The Brevity of Human Life

For the music director. For Jeduthun.[a] A psalm of David.[b]

39 I said, “I will guard my ways
that I may not sin[c] with my tongue.
I will keep a muzzle over my mouth
as long as the wicked are before me.”
I was mute with silence. I was silent even from saying good things,
and my pain was stirred up.
My heart grew hot inside me;
in my sighing a fire burned.
Then I spoke with my tongue,
“Let me know, O Yahweh, my end,
and what is the measure of my days.
Let me know how transient I am.”
Look, you have made my days mere handbreadths,
and my lifespan as nothing next to you.
Surely every person standing firm is complete vanity. Selah
Surely a man walks about as a mere shadow;[d]
surely in vain they bustle about.
He heaps up possessions but does not know who will gather them in.
And now, O Lord, for what do I wait?
My hope is for you.
From all my transgressions deliver me;
do not make me the taunt of the fool.
I am mute. I do not open my mouth,
for you, yourself, have done it.
10 Remove from me your affliction.
By the opposition of your hand I perish.
11 When with rebukes you chastise a man for sin,
you[e] consume[f] like a moth his delightful things.
Surely everyone is a mere vapor.[g] Selah
12 Hear my prayer, O Yahweh, and listen to my cry for help;
do not be deaf to my tears.
For I am an alien[h] with you,
a sojourner like all my ancestors.[i]
13 Look away from me that I may be cheerful,
before I depart and I am no more.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 39:1 One of David’s musicians (1 Chr 16:41)
  2. Psalm 39:1 The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one
  3. Psalm 39:1 Literally “from sinning”
  4. Psalm 39:6 Literally “image”
  5. Psalm 39:11 Hebrew “and/then you”
  6. Psalm 39:11 Literally “cause to melt”
  7. Psalm 39:11 The word translated “vanity” in vv. 6, 7
  8. Psalm 39:12 Or “stranger”
  9. Psalm 39:12 Or “fathers”

Psalm 39[a]

For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.

I said, “I will watch my ways(A)
    and keep my tongue from sin;(B)
I will put a muzzle on my mouth(C)
    while in the presence of the wicked.”
So I remained utterly silent,(D)
    not even saying anything good.
But my anguish(E) increased;
    my heart grew hot(F) within me.
While I meditated,(G) the fire(H) burned;
    then I spoke with my tongue:

“Show me, Lord, my life’s end
    and the number of my days;(I)
    let me know how fleeting(J) my life is.(K)
You have made my days(L) a mere handbreadth;
    the span of my years is as nothing before you.
Everyone is but a breath,(M)
    even those who seem secure.[b]

“Surely everyone goes around(N) like a mere phantom;(O)
    in vain they rush about,(P) heaping up wealth(Q)
    without knowing whose it will finally be.(R)

“But now, Lord, what do I look for?
    My hope is in you.(S)
Save me(T) from all my transgressions;(U)
    do not make me the scorn(V) of fools.
I was silent;(W) I would not open my mouth,(X)
    for you are the one who has done this.(Y)
10 Remove your scourge from me;
    I am overcome by the blow(Z) of your hand.(AA)
11 When you rebuke(AB) and discipline(AC) anyone for their sin,
    you consume(AD) their wealth like a moth(AE)
    surely everyone is but a breath.(AF)

12 “Hear my prayer, Lord,
    listen to my cry for help;(AG)
    do not be deaf(AH) to my weeping.(AI)
I dwell with you as a foreigner,(AJ)
    a stranger,(AK) as all my ancestors were.(AL)
13 Look away from me, that I may enjoy life again
    before I depart and am no more.”(AM)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 39:1 In Hebrew texts 39:1-13 is numbered 39:2-14.
  2. Psalm 39:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 11.