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Psalm 39
Good News Translation
Psalm 39
Good News Translation
The Confession of a Sufferer[a]
39 I said, “I will be careful about what I do
and will not let my tongue make me sin;
I will not say anything
while evil people are near.”
2 I kept quiet, not saying a word,
not even about anything good!
But my suffering only grew worse,
3 and I was overcome with anxiety.
The more I thought, the more troubled I became;
I could not keep from asking:
4 “Lord, how long will I live?
When will I die?
Tell me how soon my life will end.”
5 How short you have made my life!
In your sight my lifetime seems nothing.
Indeed every living being is no more than a puff of wind,
6 no more than a shadow.
All we do is for nothing;
we gather wealth, but don't know who will get it.
7 What, then, can I hope for, Lord?
I put my hope in you.
8 Save me from all my sins,
and don't let fools make fun of me.
9 I will keep quiet, I will not say a word,
for you are the one who made me suffer like this.
10 Don't punish me any more!
I am about to die from your blows.
11 You punish our sins by your rebukes,
and like a moth you destroy what we love.
Indeed we are no more than a puff of wind!
12 Hear my prayer, Lord,
and listen to my cry;
come to my aid when I weep.
Like all my ancestors
I am only your guest for a little while.
13 Leave me alone so that I may have some happiness
before I go away and am no more.
Footnotes
- Psalm 39:1 HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David.
Psalm 39
New International Version
Psalm 39
New International Version
Psalm 39[a]
For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
1 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.”
2 So I remained utterly silent,(D)
not even saying anything good.
But my anguish(E) increased;
3 my heart grew hot(F) within me.
While I meditated,(G) the fire(H) burned;
then I spoke with my tongue:
4 “Show me, Lord, my life’s end
and the number of my days;(I)
let me know how fleeting(J) my life is.(K)
5 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]
6 “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)
7 “But now, Lord, what do I look for?
My hope is in you.(S)
8 Save me(T) from all my transgressions;(U)
do not make me the scorn(V) of fools.
9 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)
Footnotes
- Psalm 39:1 In Hebrew texts 39:1-13 is numbered 39:2-14.
- Psalm 39:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 11.
詩篇 39
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Traditional)
詩篇 39
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Traditional)
世事虛幻唯主是望
39 大衛的詩，交於伶長耶杜頓。
1 我曾說：「我要謹慎我的言行，免得我舌頭犯罪。惡人在我面前的時候，我要用嚼環勒住我的口。」
2 我默然無聲，連好話也不出口，我的愁苦就發動了。
3 我的心在我裡面發熱，我默想的時候，火就燒起，我便用舌頭說話。
4 耶和華啊，求你叫我曉得我身之終，我的壽數幾何，叫我知道我的生命不長。
5 你使我的年日窄如手掌，我一生的年數，在你面前如同無有。各人最穩妥的時候，真是全然虛幻！（細拉）
6 世人行動實係幻影，他們忙亂真是枉然，積蓄財寶不知將來有誰收取。
7 主啊，如今我等什麼呢？我的指望在乎你。
8 求你救我脫離一切的過犯，不要使我受愚頑人的羞辱。
9 因我所遭遇的是出於你，我就默然不語。
10 求你把你的責罰從我身上免去，因你手的責打，我便消滅。
11 你因人的罪惡，懲罰他的時候，叫他的笑容[a]消滅，如衣被蟲所咬。世人真是虛幻！（細拉）
12 耶和華啊，求你聽我的禱告，留心聽我的呼求，我流淚，求你不要靜默無聲。因為我在你面前是客旅，是寄居的，像我列祖一般。
13 求你寬容我，使我在去而不返之先，可以力量復原。
Footnotes
- 詩篇 39:11 「的笑容」或作「所喜愛的」。
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