Psalm 39:1-Psalm 40:1 - The Fleeting Nature Of Life

¹ 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.”
² I was speechless and quiet;
I kept silent, even from speaking good,
and my pain intensified.
³ My heart grew hot within me;
as I mused, a fire burned.
I spoke with my tongue:
⁴ “Lord, reveal to me the end of my life
and the number of my days.
Let me know how short-lived I am.
⁵ 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

⁶ “Certainly, man walks about like a mere shadow.
Indeed, they frantically rush around in vain,
gathering possessions
without knowing who will get them.
⁷ Now, Lord, what do I wait for?
My hope is in You.
⁸ Deliver me from all my transgressions;
do not make me the taunt of fools.
⁹ I am speechless; I do not open my mouth
because of what You have done.
¹⁰ Remove Your torment from me;
I fade away because of the force of Your hand.
¹¹ You discipline a man with punishment for sin,
consuming like a moth what is precious to him;
every man is only a vapor.Selah

¹² “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.
¹³ Turn Your angry gaze from me
so that I may be cheered up
before I die and am gone.”