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Psalm 39:4-12
English Standard Version
Psalm 39:4-12
English Standard Version
4 “O Lord, (A)make 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 (B)my lifetime is as nothing before you.
Surely (C)all mankind stands as a mere breath! Selah
6 Surely a man (D)goes about as a shadow!
Surely for nothing[a] they are in turmoil;
man (E)heaps up wealth and does not know who will gather!
7 “And now, O Lord, for what do I wait?
(F)My hope is in you.
8 Deliver me from all my transgressions.
(G)Do not make me the scorn of the fool!
9 (H)I am mute; I do not open my mouth,
(I)for it is you who have done it.
10 (J)Remove your stroke from me;
I am spent by the hostility of your hand.
11 When you discipline a man
with (K)rebukes for sin,
you (L)consume like a (M)moth what is dear to him;
(N)surely all mankind is a mere breath! Selah
12 (O)“Hear my prayer, O Lord,
and give ear to my cry;
hold not your peace at my tears!
For I am (P)a sojourner with you,
(Q)a guest, like all my fathers.
Footnotes
- Psalm 39:6 Hebrew Surely as a breath
Psalm 39:4-12
New International Version
Psalm 39:4-12
New International Version
4 “Show me, Lord, my life’s end
and the number of my days;(A)
let me know how fleeting(B) my life is.(C)
5 You have made my days(D) a mere handbreadth;
the span of my years is as nothing before you.
Everyone is but a breath,(E)
even those who seem secure.[a]
6 “Surely everyone goes around(F) like a mere phantom;(G)
in vain they rush about,(H) heaping up wealth(I)
without knowing whose it will finally be.(J)
7 “But now, Lord, what do I look for?
My hope is in you.(K)
8 Save me(L) from all my transgressions;(M)
do not make me the scorn(N) of fools.
9 I was silent;(O) I would not open my mouth,(P)
for you are the one who has done this.(Q)
10 Remove your scourge from me;
I am overcome by the blow(R) of your hand.(S)
11 When you rebuke(T) and discipline(U) anyone for their sin,
you consume(V) their wealth like a moth(W)—
surely everyone is but a breath.(X)
Footnotes
- Psalm 39:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 11.
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