Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 39

For the choirmaster. For Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

1I saidאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, “I will watchאֶֽשְׁמְרָ֣ה'esh.me.RahH8104my waysדְרָכַי֮de.ra.KhaiH1870so that I will not sinמֵחֲט֪וֹאme.cha.To'H2398with my tongueבִלְשׁ֫וֹנִ֥יvil.Sho.NiH3956;I will guardאֶשְׁמְרָ֥ה'esh.me.RahH8104my mouthלְפִ֥יle.FiH6310with a muzzleמַחְס֑וֹםmach.SomH4269as long asבְּעֹ֖דbe.'OdH5750the wickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563are presentלְנֶגְדִּֽי׃le.neg.DiH5048.”

2I was speechlessנֶאֱלַ֣מְתִּיne.'e.Lam.tiH481and stillד֭וּמִיָּהDu.mi.yahH1747;I remained silentהֶחֱשֵׁ֣יתִיhe.che.Shei.tiH2814, evenfrom speaking goodמִטּ֑וֹבmi.TovH2896,and my sorrowוּכְאֵבִ֥יu.khe.'e.ViH3511was stirredנֶעְכָּֽר׃ne'.KarH5916.

3My heartלִבִּ֨י׀li.BiH3820grew hotחַם־cham-H2552within meבְּקִרְבִּ֗יbe.kir.BiH7130;as I musedבַּהֲגִיגִ֥יba.ha.gi.GiH1901,the fireאֵ֑שׁ'EshH784burnedתִבְעַר־tiv.'ar-H1197. ThenI spokeדִּ֝בַּ֗רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696with my tongueבִּלְשֽׁוֹנִי׃bil.Sho.niH3956:

4“Show meהוֹדִ֘יעֵ֤נִיho.Di.'E.niH3045,O LORDיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068,my endקִצִּ֗יki.TziH7093and the measureוּמִדַּ֣תu.mi.DatH4060of my daysיָמַ֣יya.MaiH3117.Let me knowמַה־ אֵ֝דְעָ֗הmah- 'e.de.'AhH3045 H4100howהִ֑יא מֶה־Hi' meh-H4100 H1931fleetingחָדֵ֥לcha.DelH2310my life isאָֽנִי׃'A.niH589.

5You, indeedהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,have madeנָ֘תַ֤תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414my daysH3117ashandbreadthsטְפָח֨וֹת׀te.fa.ChotH2947,and my lifetimeוְחֶלְדִּ֣יve.chel.DiH2465as nothingכְאַ֣יִןkhe.'A.yinH369before Youנֶגְדֶּ֑ךָneg.De.khaH5048.Trulyאַ֥ךְ'akhH389eachכָּֽל־kal-H3605manאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120at his bestנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324exists as but a breathהֶ֥בֶל כָּל־He.vel kol-H1892 H3605.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

6SurelyH389every manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376goes aboutיִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־yit.ha.lekh-H1980like a phantomבְּצֶ֤לֶם׀be.Tze.lemH6754;surelyH389he bustlesיֶהֱמָי֑וּןye.he.ma.YunH1993in vainH1892;he heaps upיִ֝צְבֹּ֗רyitz.BorH6651richesnotוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808knowingיֵדַ֥עye.Da'H3045whoמִי־mi-H4310will haul them awayאֹסְפָֽם׃'o.se.FamH622.

7And nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136,for whatמַה־mah-H4100do I waitקִּוִּ֣יתִיki.Vi.tiH6960?My hope isתּ֝וֹחַלְתִּ֗יto.chal.TiH8431inYouהִֽיא׃Hi'H1931.

8Deliver meהַצִּילֵ֑נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605my transgressionsפְּשָׁעַ֥יpe.sha.'AiH6588;do notאַל־'al-H408make meתְּשִׂימֵֽנִי׃te.si.Me.niH7760the reproachחֶרְפַּ֥תcher.PatH2781of foolsנָ֝בָ֗לna.ValH5036.

9I have become muteנֶ֭אֱלַמְתִּיNe.'e.lam.tiH481;I do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808openאֶפְתַּח־'ef.tach-H6605my mouthפִּ֑יPiH6310becauseכִּ֖יkiH3588of whatYouאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859have doneעָשִֽׂיתָ׃'a.Si.taH6213.

10Removeהָסֵ֣רha.SerH5493Your scourgeנִגְעֶ֑ךָnig.'E.khaH5061from meמֵעָלַ֣יme.'a.LaiH5921;Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am perishingכָלִֽיתִי׃kha.Li.tiH3615by the forceמִתִּגְרַ֥תmi.tig.RatH8409of Your handיָ֝דְךָ֗ya.de.khaH3027.

11You disciplineיִסַּ֬רְתָּyi.Sar.taH3256and correctבְּֽתוֹכָ֘ח֤וֹתbe.to.Kha.chotH8433a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376forH5921his iniquityעָוֹ֨ן׀'a.VonH5771,consumingוַתֶּ֣מֶסva.Te.mesH4529like a mothכָּעָ֣שׁka.'AshH6211what he holds dearחֲמוּד֑וֹcha.mu.DoH2530;surelyאַ֤ךְ'akhH389eachכָּל־kol-H3605manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120isbut a vaporהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

12Hearשִֽׁמְעָ֥ה־shim.'Ah-H8085my prayerתְפִלָּתִ֨י׀te.fi.la.TiH8605,O LORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068,and give earהַאֲזִינָה֮ha.'a.zi.NahH238to my cry for helpוְשַׁוְעָתִ֨י׀ve.shav.'a.TiH7775;do notאַֽל־'al-H408be deafתֶּ֫חֱרַ֥שׁte.che.RashH2790toאֶֽל־'el-H413my weepingדִּמְעָתִ֗יdim.'a.TiH1832.Forכִּ֤יkiH3588Iאָנֹכִ֣י'a.no.KhiH595am a foreignerגֵ֣רgerH1616dwelling with Youעִמָּ֑ךְ'i.MakhH5973,a strangerתּ֝וֹשָׁ֗בto.ShavH8453like allH3605my fathersאֲבוֹתָֽי׃'a.vo.TaiH1.

13Turn Your gazeהָשַׁ֣עha.Sha'H8159away from meמִמֶּ֣נִּיmi.Me.niH4480,that I may again be cheeredוְאַבְלִ֑יגָהve.'av.Li.gahH1082beforeבְּטֶ֖רֶםbe.Te.remH2962I departאֵלֵ֣ךְ'e.LekhH1980and am no moreוְאֵינֶֽנִּי׃ve.'ei.Ne.niH369.”

For the choirmaster. For Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 39