I was speechless and quiet;
I kept silent, even from speaking good,
and my pain intensified.

“Lord, reveal to me the end of my life
and the number of my days.
Let me know how short-lived I am.

For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A Davidic psalm.I said, “I will guard my ways
so that I may not sin with my tongue;
I will guard my mouth with a muzzle
as long as the wicked are in my presence.”

You, indeed, have made my days short in length,
and my life span as nothing in Your sight.
Yes, every mortal man is only a vapor.Selah

Now, Lord, what do I wait for?
My hope is in You.

“Certainly, man walks about like a mere shadow.
Indeed, they frantically rush around in vain,
gathering possessions
without knowing who will get them.

“Hear my prayer, Lord,
and listen to my cry for help;
do not be silent at my tears.
For I am a foreigner residing with You,
a temporary resident like all my fathers.

My heart grew hot within me;
as I mused, a fire burned.
I spoke with my tongue:

You discipline a man with punishment for sin,
consuming like a moth what is precious to him;
every man is only a vapor.Selah

Turn Your angry gaze from me
so that I may be cheered up
before I die and am gone.”

I am speechless; I do not open my mouth
because of what You have done.

Deliver me from all my transgressions;
do not make me the taunt of fools.

Remove Your torment from me;
I fade away because of the force of Your hand.