Psalms 39:12

Psalms 39:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
• New International Version (NIV)“Hear my prayer, Lord, listen to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. I dwell with you as a foreigner, a stranger, as all my ancestors were.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry; hold not your peace at my tears! For I am a sojourner with you, a guest, like all my fathers.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Hear my prayer, O Lord, And give ear to my cry; Do not be silent at my tears; For I am a stranger with You, A sojourner, as all my fathers were.

Context of Psalms 39:12

10But please stop striking me! I am exhausted by the blows from your hand. 11When you discipline us for our sins, you consume like a moth what is precious to us. Each of us is but a breath. Interlude Hear my prayer, O Lord! Listen to my cries for help! Don’t ignore my tears. For I am your guest— a traveler passing through, as my ancestors were before me. 13Leave me alone so I can smile again before I am gone and exist no more.

Psalms 39:12 word by word

שִֽׁמְעָ֥ה־תְפִלָּתִ֨י׀ יְהוָ֡ה וְשַׁוְעָתִ֨י׀ הַאֲזִינָה֮ אֶֽל־דִּמְעָתִ֗י אַֽל־תֶּ֫חֱרַ֥שׁ כִּ֤י גֵ֣ר אָנֹכִ֣י עִמָּ֑ךְ תּ֝וֹשָׁ֗ב כְּכָל־אֲבוֹתָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• my prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
• O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and give earאָזַן'âzan · to listenH238
• unto my cryשַׁוְעָהshav‛âh · cryH7775
• hold not thy peaceחָרֵשׁchârash · be quietH2790
• at my tearsדִּמְעָהdim‛âh · tearsH1832
• a strangerגֵּרgêr gêyr · sojournerH1616
• a sojournerתּוֹשָׁבtôshâb tôshâb · sojournerH8453
• as all my fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1

Cross-references for Psalms 39:12

• Psalms 56:8You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.
• Psalms 116:3Death wrapped its ropes around me; the terrors of the grave overtook me. I saw only trouble and sorrow.
• 2 Samuel 16:12And perhaps the Lord will see that I am being wronged and will bless me because of these curses today.”
• 2 Kings 20:5“Go back to Hezekiah, the leader of my people. Tell him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of your ancestor David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears. I will heal you, and three days from now you will get out of bed and go to the Temple of the Lord.
• Job 16:20My friends scorn me, but I pour out my tears to God.
• Hebrews 5:7While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God.
• Psalms 119:19I am only a foreigner in the land. Don’t hide your commands from me!
• Leviticus 25:23“The land must never be sold on a permanent basis, for the land belongs to me. You are only foreigners and tenant farmers working for me.
• 1 Chronicles 29:15We are here for only a moment, visitors and strangers in the land as our ancestors were before us. Our days on earth are like a passing shadow, gone so soon without a trace.
• 2 Corinthians 5:6So we are always confident, even though we know that as long as we live in these bodies we are not at home with the Lord.
• Hebrews 11:13All these people died still believing what God had promised them. They did not receive what was promised, but they saw it all from a distance and welcomed it. They agreed that they were foreigners and nomads here on earth.
• 1 Peter 1:17And remember that the heavenly Father to whom you pray has no favorites. He will judge or reward you according to what you do. So you must live in reverent fear of him during your time here as “temporary residents.”
• 1 Peter 2:11Dear friends, I warn you as “temporary residents and foreigners” to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against your very souls.
• Genesis 47:9Jacob replied, “I have traveled this earth for 130 hard years. But my life has been short compared to the lives of my ancestors.”

Commentaries on Psalms 39:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Hear my prayer - Therefore, O Lord, show that mercy upon me which I so much need, and without which I must perish everlastingly. I am a stranger with thee - I have not made this earth my home; I have not trusted in any arm but thine. Though I have sinned, I have never denied thee, and never cast thy words behind my back. I knew that here I had no continuing city. Like my fathers, I looked for a city that has permanent foundations, in a better state of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry - That is, in view of my affliction and my sins; in view, also, of the perplexing questions which have agitated my bosom; the troublous thoughts which passed through my soul, which I did not dare to express before man Psalm 39:1-2, but which I have now expressed before thee. Hold not thy peace - Be not silent. Do not refuse to answer me; to speak peace to me. At my tears - Or rather, at my weeping; as if…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-13Verses 7-13 There is no solid satisfaction to be had in the creature; but it is to be found in the Lord, and in communion with him; to him we should be driven by our disappointments. If the world be nothing but vanity, may God deliver us from having or seeking our portion in it. When creature-confidences fail, it is our comfort that we have a God to go to, a God to trust in. We may see a good God doing all, and ordering all events concerning us; and a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12A foreigner could not own land (see Leviticus 25:23). The patriarchs had lived as guests in Canaan (Psalm 105:23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1312-13. Consonant with the tenor of the Psalm, he prays for God's compassionate regard to him as a stranger here; and that, as such was the condition of his fathers, so, like them, he may be cheered instead of being bound under wrath and chastened in displeasure.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 39:12

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Desire
• Ear
• Tears

In the dictionaries

• Alien
• Altogether
• Frail
• Jeduthun
• Measure
• Psalms
• Silence
• Vain
• Dumb
• Foreigner

Commentaries on Psalms 39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings