New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 39

The Vanity of Life.

For the choir director, for 1 Chr 16:41Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

1I saidאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, “I willguardאֶֽשְׁמְרָ֣ה'esh.me.RahH8104my waysדְרָכַי֮de.ra.KhaiH1870That Imay not sinמֵחֲט֪וֹאme.cha.To'H2398with my tongueבִלְשׁ֫וֹנִ֥יvil.Sho.NiH3956;I will guardאֶשְׁמְרָ֥ה'esh.me.RahH8104my mouthלְפִ֥יle.FiH6310as with a muzzleמַחְס֑וֹםmach.SomH4269Whileבְּעֹ֖דbe.'OdH5750the wickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563are in my presenceלְנֶגְדִּֽי׃le.neg.DiH5048.”

2I wasmuteנֶאֱלַ֣מְתִּיne.'e.Lam.tiH481and silentד֭וּמִיָּהDu.mi.yahH1747, Irefrainedהֶחֱשֵׁ֣יתִיhe.che.Shei.tiH2814evenfrom goodמִטּ֑וֹבmi.TovH2896, And mysorrowוּכְאֵבִ֥יu.khe.'e.ViH3511grewH5916worseH5916.

3Myheartלִבִּ֨י׀li.BiH3820was hotחַם־cham-H2552withinבְּקִרְבִּ֗יbe.kir.BiH7130me,While I was musingבַּהֲגִיגִ֥יba.ha.gi.GiH1901the fireאֵ֑שׁ'EshH784burnedתִבְעַר־tiv.'ar-H1197; ThenI spokeדִּ֝בַּ֗רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696with my tongueבִּלְשֽׁוֹנִי׃bil.Sho.niH3956:

4“Lordיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068,make me to knowהוֹדִ֘יעֵ֤נִיho.Di.'E.niH3045my endקִצִּ֗יki.TziH7093And whatמַה־mah-H4100is the extentוּמִדַּ֣תu.mi.DatH4060of my daysיָמַ֣יya.MaiH3117;Let me knowאֵ֝דְעָ֗ה'e.de.'AhH3045howמֶה־meh-H4100transientחָדֵ֥לcha.DelH2310I am.

5Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,You have madeנָ֘תַ֤תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414my daysH3117ashandbreadthsטְפָח֨וֹת׀te.fa.ChotH2947, And mylifetimeוְחֶלְדִּ֣יve.chel.DiH2465as nothingכְאַ֣יִןkhe.'A.yinH369in Your sightנֶגְדֶּ֑ךָneg.De.khaH5048;Surelyאַ֥ךְ'akhH389everyכָּֽל־kal-H3605manאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120at his bestנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324isa mereכָּל־kol-H3605breathהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1892.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

6SurelyH389everyH376manH376walksיִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־yit.ha.lekh-H1980about asa phantomבְּצֶ֤לֶם׀be.Tze.lemH6754;SurelyH389they makeH1993anuproarH1993for nothingH1892; Heamassesיִ֝צְבֹּ֗רyitz.BorH6651richesand does not knowיֵדַ֥עye.Da'H3045whoמִי־mi-H4310will gatherאֹסְפָֽם׃'o.se.FamH622them.

7“And nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136,for whatמַה־mah-H4100do I waitקִּוִּ֣יתִיki.Vi.tiH6960? Myhopeתּ֝וֹחַלְתִּ֗יto.chal.TiH8431is in You.

8Deliverהַצִּילֵ֑נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337me from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605my transgressionsפְּשָׁעַ֥יpe.sha.'AiH6588;Makeתְּשִׂימֵֽנִי׃te.si.Me.niH7760me not thereproachחֶרְפַּ֥תcher.PatH2781of the foolishנָ֝בָ֗לna.ValH5036.

9I have becomeH481muteH481,I do not openאֶפְתַּח־'ef.tach-H6605my mouthפִּ֑יPiH6310,Becauseכִּ֖יkiH3588it isYou who have doneעָשִֽׂיתָ׃'a.Si.taH6213it.

10Removeהָסֵ֣רha.SerH5493Your plagueנִגְעֶ֑ךָnig.'E.khaH5061from me;BecauseH4480ofthe oppositionמִתִּגְרַ֥תmi.tig.RatH8409of Your handיָ֝דְךָ֗ya.de.khaH3027I amperishingכָלִֽיתִי׃kha.Li.tiH3615.

11Withreproofsבְּֽתוֹכָ֘ח֤וֹתbe.to.Kha.chotH8433You chastenיִסַּ֬רְתָּyi.Sar.taH3256a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376for iniquityעָוֹ֨ן׀'a.VonH5771; Youconsumeוַתֶּ֣מֶסva.Te.mesH4529as a mothכָּעָ֣שׁka.'AshH6211what is preciousחֲמוּד֑וֹcha.mu.DoH2530to him;Surelyאַ֤ךְ'akhH389everyכָּל־kol-H3605manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120is a mereH1892breathH1892.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

12“Hearשִֽׁמְעָ֥ה־shim.'Ah-H8085my prayerתְפִלָּתִ֨י׀te.fi.la.TiH8605, O Lordיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068,and giveהַאֲזִינָה֮ha.'a.zi.NahH238earH238to my cryוְשַׁוְעָתִ֨י׀ve.shav.'a.TiH7775;Do not be silentתֶּ֫חֱרַ֥שׁte.che.RashH2790at my tearsדִּמְעָתִ֗יdim.'a.TiH1832; For I ama strangerגֵ֣רgerH1616with You, Asojournerתּ֝וֹשָׁ֗בto.ShavH8453like allH3605my fathersאֲבוֹתָֽי׃'a.vo.TaiH1.

13TurnH8159Your gazeH8159awayH8159from me, that I maysmileוְאַבְלִ֑יגָהve.'av.Li.gahH1082againBeforeבְּטֶ֖רֶםbe.Te.remH2962I departאֵלֵ֣ךְ'e.LekhH1980and am noH369moreH369.”

The Vanity of Life.

For the choir director, for 1 Chr 16:41Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 39