Salmi 39
Nuova Riveduta 1994
La fragilità dell'uomo
39 (A)Al direttore del coro. Per Iedutun. Salmo di *Davide.
Io dicevo: «Vigilerò sulla mia condotta
per non peccare con le mie parole;
metterò un freno alla mia bocca,
finché l'empio mi starà davanti».
2 Come un muto sono stato in silenzio,
ho taciuto senz'averne bene;
anzi, il mio dolore s'è inasprito.
3 Il mio cuore ardeva dentro di me;
mentre meditavo, un fuoco s'è acceso;
allora la mia lingua ha parlato.
4 O Signore, fammi conoscere la mia fine
e quale sia la misura dei miei giorni.
Fa' ch'io sappia quanto sono fragile.
5 Ecco, tu hai ridotto la mia esistenza alla lunghezza di qualche palmo,
la mia durata è come nulla davanti a te;
certo, ogni uomo, benché saldo in piedi, non è che vanità. [Pausa]
6 Certo, l'uomo va e viene come
un'ombra;
certo, s'affanna per quel ch'è vanità;
egli accumula ricchezze, senza sapere
chi le raccoglierà.
7 E ora, o Signore, che aspetto?
La mia speranza è in te.
8 Liberami da tutti i miei peccati;
non abbandonarmi agli scherni
dello stolto.
9 Sto in silenzio, non aprirò bocca,
perché sei tu che hai agito.
10 Allontana da me il tuo flagello!
Io mi consumo sotto i colpi della tua
mano.
11 Castigando la sua *iniquità tu
correggi l'uomo,
distruggi come tarlo quel che ha di piú caro;
certo, ogni uomo non è che vanità.
[Pausa]
12 O Signore, ascolta la mia preghiera,
porgi orecchio al mio grido;
non essere insensibile alle mie lacrime;
poiché io sono uno straniero davanti
a te,
un pellegrino, come tutti i miei padri.
13 Distogli il tuo sguardo,
perché io respiri,
prima di andarmene e scomparire.
Psalm 39
New Living Translation
Psalm 39
For Jeduthun, the choir director: A psalm of David.
1 I said to myself, “I will watch what I do
and not sin in what I say.
I will hold my tongue
when the ungodly are around me.”
2 But as I stood there in silence—
not even speaking of good things—
the turmoil within me grew worse.
3 The more I thought about it,
the hotter I got,
igniting a fire of words:
4 “Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be.
Remind me that my days are numbered—
how fleeting my life is.
5 You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand.
My entire lifetime is just a moment to you;
at best, each of us is but a breath.” Interlude
6 We are merely moving shadows,
and all our busy rushing ends in nothing.
We heap up wealth,
not knowing who will spend it.
7 And so, Lord, where do I put my hope?
My only hope is in you.
8 Rescue me from my rebellion.
Do not let fools mock me.
9 I am silent before you; I won’t say a word,
for my punishment is from you.
10 But please stop striking me!
I am exhausted by the blows from your hand.
11 When you discipline us for our sins,
you consume like a moth what is precious to us.
Each of us is but a breath. Interlude
12 Hear my prayer, O Lord!
Listen to my cries for help!
Don’t ignore my tears.
For I am your guest—
a traveler passing through,
as my ancestors were before me.
13 Leave me alone so I can smile again
before I am gone and exist no more.
Psalm 39
King James Version
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.
2 I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
3 My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,
4 Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is: that I may know how frail I am.
5 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.
6 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.
7 And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
8 Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.
9 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.
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