New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 39:2-9

2I wasH481muteH481and silentד֭וּמִיָּהDu.mi.yahH1747, Irefused to sayהֶחֱשֵׁ֣יתִיhe.che.Shei.tiH2814even somethinggoodמִטּ֑וֹבmi.TovH2896,And my painוּכְאֵבִ֥יu.khe.'e.ViH3511was stirredH5916upH5916.

3Myheartלִבִּ֨י׀li.BiH3820wasH2552hotחַם־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,let me knowהוֹדִ֘יעֵ֤נִיho.Di.'E.niH3045my endקִצִּ֗יki.TziH7093,And 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 daysH3117likehandH2947widthsH2947, And mylifetimeוְחֶלְדִּ֣יve.chel.DiH2465as nothingכְאַ֣יִןkhe.'A.yinH369in Your sightנֶגְדֶּ֑ךָneg.De.khaH5048;Certainlyאַ֥ךְ'akhH389allכָּֽל־kal-H3605mankindאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120standingנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324isa mereכָּל־kol-H3605breathהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1892.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

6CertainlyH389everyH376personאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376walksH1980aroundH1980asa fleetingH6754shadowH6754;They certainlyH389makeH1993anH1993uproarH1993for 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.

8Saveהַצִּילֵ֑נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337me from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605my wrongdoingsפְּשָׁעַ֥יpe.sha.'AiH6588;Do not makeתְּשִׂימֵֽנִי׃te.si.Me.niH7760me an object ofreproachחֶרְפַּ֥תcher.PatH2781for the foolishנָ֝בָ֗לna.ValH5036.

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

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