Psalms Chapter 39 (NIV)
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Psalm 39For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.I said, “I will watch my waysand keep my tongue from sin;I will put a muzzle on my mouthas long as the wicked are in my presence.”
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But when I was silent and still,not even saying anything good,my anguish increased.
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My heart grew hot within me,and as I meditated, the fire burned;then I spoke with my tongue:
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“Show me, O Lord, my life’s endand the number of my days;let me know how fleeting is my life.
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You have made my days a mere handbreadth;the span of my years is as nothing before you.Each man’s life is but a breath. Selah
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Man is a mere phantom as he goes to and fro:He bustles about, but only in vain;he heaps up wealth, not knowing who will get it.
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“But now, Lord, what do I look for?My hope is in you.
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Save me from all my transgressions;do not make me the scorn of fools.
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I was silent; I would not open my mouth,for you are the one who has done this.
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Remove your scourge from me;I am overcome by the blow of your hand.
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You rebuke and discipline men for their sin;you consume their wealth like a moth—each man is but a breath. Selah
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“Hear my prayer, O Lord,listen to my cry for help;be not deaf to my weeping.For I dwell with you as an alien,a stranger, as all my fathers were.
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Look away from me, that I may rejoice againbefore I depart and am no more.”
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