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| 1For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David. I said, "I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin; I will put a muzzle on my mouth while in the presence of the wicked." | 1For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David. I said, "I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin; I will put a muzzle on my mouth while in the presence of the wicked." |
| 2So I remained utterly silent, not even saying anything good. But my anguish increased; | 2So I remained utterly silent, not even saying anything good. But my anguish increased; |
| 3my heart grew hot within me. While I meditated, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue: | 3my heart grew hot within me. While I meditated, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue: |
| 4"Show me, LORD, my life's end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is. | 4"Show me, LORD, my life's end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is. |
| 5You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you. Everyone is but a breath, even those who seem secure. | 5You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you. Everyone is but a breath, even those who seem secure. |
| 6"Surely everyone goes around like a mere phantom; in vain they rush about, heaping up wealth without knowing whose it will finally be. | 6"Surely everyone goes around like a mere phantom; in vain they rush about, heaping up wealth without knowing whose it will finally be. |
| 7"But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you. | 7"But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you. |
| 8Save me from all my transgressions; do not make me the scorn of fools. | 8Save me from all my transgressions; do not make me the scorn of fools. |
| 9I was silent; I would not open my mouth, for you are the one who has done this. | 9I was silent; I would not open my mouth, for you are the one who has done this. |
| 10Remove your scourge from me; I am overcome by the blow of your hand. | 10Remove your scourge from me; I am overcome by the blow of your hand. |
| 11When you rebuke and discipline anyone for their sin, you consume their wealth like a moth-- surely everyone is but a breath. | 11When you rebuke and discipline anyone for their sin, you consume their wealth like a moth-- surely everyone is but a breath. |
| 12"Hear my prayer, LORD, listen to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. I dwell with you as a foreigner, a stranger, as all my ancestors were. | 12"Hear my prayer, LORD, listen to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. I dwell with you as a foreigner, a stranger, as all my ancestors were. |
| 13Look away from me, that I may enjoy life again before I depart and am no more." | 13Look away from me, that I may enjoy life again before I depart and am no more." |
| New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. | New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. |
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