For the choirmaster. For Jeduthun. A Psalm - of David. I said , “ I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue ; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present. ”
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I was speechless and still ; I remained silent , (even) from (speaking) good , and my sorrow was stirred.
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My heart grew hot within me ; as I mused , the fire burned. (Then) I spoke with my tongue :
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“ Show me , O LORD , my end and the measure of my days. Let me know ... how ... fleeting my life is.
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You, indeed , have made my days (as) handbreadths , and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath .... Selah
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Surely every man goes about like a phantom ; surely he bustles in vain ; he heaps up (riches) not knowing who will haul them away.
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And now , O Lord , for what do I wait ? My hope is You.
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Deliver me from all my transgressions ; do not make me the reproach of fools.
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I have become mute ; I do not open my mouth because (of what) You have done.
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Remove Your scourge from me ; I am perishing by the force of Your hand.
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You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity , consuming like a moth what he holds dear ; surely each man (is) but a vapor. Selah
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Hear my prayer , O LORD , and give ear to my cry for help ; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You , a stranger like all my fathers.
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Turn Your gaze away from me , that I may again be cheered before I depart and am no more. ”
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