Psalms 39:2-9

2I was stone silent; I held back the urge to speak. My frustration grew;

3my anxiety intensified. As I thought about it, I became impatient. Finally I spoke these words:

4“O Lord, help me understand my mortality and the brevity of life! Let me realize how quickly my life will pass!

5Look, you make my days short-lived, and my life span is nothing from your perspective. Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor.

6Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away.”

7But now, O Lord, upon what am I relying? You are my only hope!

8Deliver me from all my sins of rebellion! Do not make me the object of fools’ insults!

9I am silent and cannot open my mouth because of what you have done.