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Psalm 39 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:1 - For Jeduthun, the choir director: A psalm of David.

I said to myself, “I will watch what I do
and not sin in what I say.
I will hold my tongue
when the ungodly are around me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:2 - But as I stood there in silence—
not even speaking of good things—
the turmoil within me grew worse.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:3 - The more I thought about it,
the hotter I got,
igniting a fire of words:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:4 - “LORD, remind me how brief my time on earth will be.
Remind me that my days are numbered—
how fleeting my life is.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:5 - You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand.
My entire lifetime is just a moment to you;
at best, each of us is but a breath.”
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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:6 - We are merely moving shadows,
and all our busy rushing ends in nothing.
We heap up wealth,
not knowing who will spend it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:7 - And so, Lord, where do I put my hope?
My only hope is in you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:8 - Rescue me from my rebellion.
Do not let fools mock me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:9 - I am silent before you; I won’t say a word,
for my punishment is from you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:10 - But please stop striking me!
I am exhausted by the blows from your hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:11 - When you discipline us for our sins,
you consume like a moth what is precious to us.
Each of us is but a breath.
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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:12 - 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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:13 - Leave me alone so I can smile again
before I am gone and exist no more.
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Psalm Chapter 39 — Additional Translations:

King James Version New King James Version New International Version English Standard Version Christian Standard Bible New American Standard Bible 2020 New American Standard Bible 1995 Legacy Standard Bible Amplified Bible New English Translation Revised Standard Version American Standard Version Young's Literal Translation Darby Translation Webster's Bible Hebrew Names Version Latin Vulgate Westminster Leningrad Codex Septuagint Smith Van Dyck Arabic Bible Open New Arabic Version Brenton's English Septuagint Reina Valera 1909 Reina-Valera 1960 Bible in Basic English Chinese Traditional Union Espanol Moderno Korean Holy Bible Louis Segond German Luther Russian Synodal Translation Sagradas Escrituras