| [an error occurred while processing this directive] | New Living Translation |
| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1I 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.” |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2But as I stood there in silence— not even speaking of good things— the turmoil within me grew worse. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3The more I thought about it, the hotter I got, igniting a fire of words: |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4“LORD, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered— how fleeting my life is. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5You 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.” Interlude |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6We are merely moving shadows, and all our busy rushing ends in nothing. We heap up wealth, not knowing who will spend it. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8Rescue me from my rebellion. Do not let fools mock me. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9I am silent before you; I won’t say a word, for my punishment is from you. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10But please stop striking me! I am exhausted by the blows from your hand. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11When you discipline us for our sins, you consume like a moth what is precious to us. Each of us is but a breath. Interlude |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12Hear 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. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13Leave me alone so I can smile again before I am gone and exist no more. |
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