Psalms 39
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Psalm 39:1
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I said, "I will guard my ways That I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth as with a muzzle While the wicked are in my presence."
Psalm 39:2
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I was mute and silent, I (Lit {kept silence}) refrained {even} from good, And my (Lit {pain}) sorrow grew worse.
Psalm 39:3
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My heart was hot within me, While I was musing the fire burned; {Then} I spoke with my tongue:
Psalm 39:4
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"LORD, make me to know my end And what is the extent of my days; Let me know how transient I am.
Psalm 39:5
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"Behold, You have made my days {as} handbreadths, And my lifetime as nothing in Your sight; Surely every man at his best is a mere breath. Selah.
Psalm 39:6
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"Surely every man walks about as (Lit {an image}) a phantom; Surely they make an uproar for nothing; He amasses {riches} and does not know who will gather them.
Psalm 39:7
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"And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.
Psalm 39:8
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"Deliver me from all my transgressions; Make me not the reproach of the foolish.
Psalm 39:9
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"I have become mute, I do not open my mouth, Because it is You who have done {it.}
Psalm 39:10
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"Remove Your plague from me; Because of the opposition of Your hand I am perishing.
Psalm 39:11
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"With reproofs You chasten a man for iniquity; You consume as a moth what is precious to him; Surely every man is a mere breath. Selah.
Psalm 39:12
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"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 like all my fathers.
Psalm 39:13
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"Turn Your gaze away from me, that I may (Or {become cheerful}) smile {again} Before I depart and am no more."
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