1 I said, “I will watch my ways, so that I don't sin with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me.” WEB — Psalm 39:1
2 I was mute with silence. I held my peace, even from good. My sorrow was stirred. WEB — Psalm 39:2
3 My heart was hot within me. While I meditated, the fire burned: I spoke with my tongue: WEB — Psalm 39:3
4 “Yahweh, make me to know my end, What is the measure of my days. Let me know how frail I am. WEB — Psalm 39:4
5 Behold, you have made my days handbreadths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath.” Selah. WEB — Psalm 39:5
6 “Surely every man walks like a shadow. Surely they busy themselves in vain. He heaps up, and doesn't know who shall gather. WEB — Psalm 39:6
7 Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you. WEB — Psalm 39:7
8 Deliver me from all my transgressions. Don't make me the reproach of the foolish. WEB — Psalm 39:8
9 I was mute, I didn't open my mouth, Because you did it. WEB — Psalm 39:9
10 Remove your scourge away from me. I am overcome by the blow of your hand. WEB — Psalm 39:10
11 When you rebuke and correct man for iniquity, You consume his wealth like a moth. Surely every man is but a breath.” Selah. WEB — Psalm 39:11
12 “Hear my prayer, Yahweh, and give ear to my cry. Don't be silent at my tears. For I am a stranger with you, A sojourner, as all my fathers were. WEB — Psalm 39:12
13 Oh spare me, that I may recover strength, Before I go away, and be no more.” Psalm 40 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. WEB — Psalm 39:13