Psalm 39:1-6

New American Standard Bible 1995

39 I said, “I will ^(A)guard my ways
That I ^(B)may not sin with my tongue;
I will guard ^(C)my mouth as with a muzzle
While the wicked are in my presence.”
² I was ^(D)mute ^[b]and silent,
I ^[c]refrained even from good,
And my ^[d]sorrow grew worse.
³ My ^(E)heart was hot within me,
While I was musing the fire burned;
Then I spoke with my tongue:
⁴ “Lord, make me to know ^(F)my end
And what is the extent of my days;
Let me know how ^(G)transient I am.
⁵ “Behold, You have made ^(H)my days as handbreadths,
And my ^(I)lifetime as nothing in Your sight;
Surely every man ^[e]at his best is ^[f]a mere ^(J)breath. ^[g]Selah.
⁶ “Surely every man ^(K)walks about as ^[h]a phantom;
Surely they make an ^(L)uproar for nothing;
He ^(M)amasses riches and does not know who will gather them.