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39 ( 大 衛 的 詩 , 交 與 伶 長 耶 杜 頓 。 ) 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 。

我 默 然 無 聲 , 連 好 話 也 不 出 口 ; 我 的 愁 苦 就 發 動 了 ,

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 。

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 !

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 )

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 。

主 啊 , 如 今 我 等 甚 麼 呢 ? 我 的 指 望 在 乎 你 !

求 你 救 我 脫 離 一 切 的 過 犯 , 不 要 使 我 受 愚 頑 人 的 羞 辱 。

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 ( 的 笑 容 : 或 譯 所 喜 愛 的 ) 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 。

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

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.

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.