Psalm 39 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

I was mute and silent [before my enemies],

I refrained even from good,

And my [fn]distress grew worse.

My heart was hot within me.

While I was musing the fire burned;

Then I spoke with my tongue:

“LORD, let me know my [life’s] end

And [to appreciate] the extent of my days;

Let me know how frail I am [how transient is my stay here].

“Behold, You have made my days as [short as] hand widths,

And my lifetime is as nothing in Your sight.

Surely every man at his best is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]! Selah.

“Surely every man walks around like a shadow [in a charade];

Surely they make an uproar for nothing;

Each one builds up riches, not knowing who will receive them.

“And now, Lord, for what do I expectantly wait?

My hope [my confident expectation] is in You.

“Save me from all my transgressions;

Do not make me the scorn and reproach of the [self-righteous, arrogant] fool.

“I am mute, I do not open my mouth,

Because it is You who has done it.

“Remove Your plague from me;

I am wasting away because of the conflict and opposition of Your hand.

“With rebukes You discipline man for sin;

You consume like a moth what is precious to him;

Surely every man is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]. Selah.

“Hear my prayer, O LORD, and listen to my cry;

Do not be silent at my tears;

For I am Your temporary guest,

A sojourner like all my fathers.

“O look away from me, that I may smile and again know joy

Before I depart and am no more.”