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 saidH559, “I will 1guardH8104 my waysH1870 That I 2may not sinH2398 with my tongueH3956; I will guardH8104 3my mouthH6310 as with a muzzleH4269 WhileH5750 the wickedH7563 are in my presenceH5048.”2I was 4muteH481 5and silentH1747, I 6refrainedH2814 even from goodH2896, And my 7sorrowH3511 grewH5916 worseH5916.3My 8heartH3820 was hotH2552 withinH7130 me, While I was musingH1901 the fireH784 burnedH1197; Then I spokeH1696 with my tongueH3956:4“LordH3068, make me to knowH3045 9my endH7093 And whatH4100 is the extentH4060 of my daysH3117; Let me knowH3045 howH4100 10transientH2310 I am.5BeholdH2009, You have madeH5414 11my daysH3117 as handbreadthsH2947, And my 12lifetimeH2465 as nothingH369 in Your sightH5048; SurelyH389 everyH3605 manH120 13at his bestH5324 is 14a mereH3605 15breathH1892. 16SelahH5542.6SurelyH389 everyH376 manH376 17walksH1980 about as 18a phantomH6754; SurelyH389 they makeH1993 an 19uproarH1993 for nothingH1892; He 20amassesH6651 riches and does not knowH3045 whoH4310 will gatherH622 them.

7“And nowH6258, LordH136, for whatH4100 do I waitH6960? My 21hopeH8431 is in You.8 22DeliverH5337 me from allH3605 my transgressionsH6588; MakeH7760 me not the 23reproachH2781 of the foolishH5036.9I have becomeH481 24muteH481, I do not openH6605 my mouthH6310, BecauseH3588 it is 25You who have doneH6213 it.10 26RemoveH5493 Your plagueH5061 from me; BecauseH4480 of 27the oppositionH8409 of Your handH3027 I am 28perishingH3615.11With 29reproofsH8433 You chastenH3256 a manH376 for iniquityH5771; You 30consumeH4529 as a mothH6211 what is preciousH2530 to him; SurelyH389 31everyH3605 manH120 is a mereH1892 breathH1892. SelahH5542.

12“32HearH8085 my prayerH8605, O LordH3068, and giveH238 earH238 to my cryH7775; Do not be silentH2790 33at my tearsH1832; For I am 34a strangerH1616 with You, A 35sojournerH8453 like allH3605 my fathersH1.13 36TurnH8159 Your gazeH8159 awayH8159 from me, that I may 37smileH1082 again BeforeH2962 I departH1980 and am noH369 moreH369.”

Notes

1. Psalms 39:1 1 Kin 2:4; 2 Kin 10:31; Ps 119:9 ↩
2. Psalms 39:1 Job 2:10; Ps 34:13; James 3:5-12 ↩
3. Psalms 39:1 Ps 141:3; James 3:2 ↩
4. Psalms 39:2 Ps 38:13 ↩
5. Psalms 39:2 Lit with silence ↩
6. Psalms 39:2 Lit kept silence ↩
7. Psalms 39:2 Lit pain ↩
8. Psalms 39:3 Ps 32:4; Jer 20:9; Luke 24:32 ↩
9. Psalms 39:4 Job 6:11; Ps 90:12; 119:84 ↩
10. Psalms 39:4 Ps 78:39; 103:14 ↩
11. Psalms 39:5 Ps 89:47 ↩
12. Psalms 39:5 Ps 144:4 ↩
13. Psalms 39:5 Lit standing firm ↩
14. Psalms 39:5 Or altogether vanity ↩
15. Psalms 39:5 Job 14:2; Ps 62:9; Eccl 6:12 ↩
16. Psalms 39:5 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude ↩
17. Psalms 39:6 1 Cor 7:31; James 1:10, 11; 1 Pet 1:24 ↩
18. Psalms 39:6 Lit an image ↩
19. Psalms 39:6 Ps 127:2; Eccl 5:17 ↩
20. Psalms 39:6 Ps 49:10; Eccl 2:26; 5:14; Luke 12:20 ↩
21. Psalms 39:7 Ps 38:15 ↩
22. Psalms 39:8 Ps 51:9, 14; 79:9 ↩
23. Psalms 39:8 Ps 44:13; 79:4; 119:22 ↩
24. Psalms 39:9 Ps 39:2 ↩
25. Psalms 39:9 2 Sam 16:10; Job 2:10 ↩
26. Psalms 39:10 Job 9:34; 13:21 ↩
27. Psalms 39:10 Ps 32:4 ↩
28. Psalms 39:10 Or wasting away ↩
29. Psalms 39:11 Ezek 5:15; 2 Pet 2:16 ↩
30. Psalms 39:11 Job 13:28; Ps 90:7; Is 50:9 ↩
31. Psalms 39:11 Ps 39:5 ↩
32. Psalms 39:12 Ps 102:1; 143:1 ↩
33. Psalms 39:12 2 Kin 20:5; Ps 56:8 ↩
34. Psalms 39:12 Lev 25:23; 1 Chr 29:15; Ps 119:19; Heb 11:13; 1 Pet 2:11 ↩
35. Psalms 39:12 Gen 47:9 ↩
36. Psalms 39:13 Job 7:19; 10:20, 21; 14:6; Ps 102:24 ↩
37. Psalms 39:13 Or become cheerful ↩

The Vanity of Life.

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

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