Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When you rebuke and discipline anyone for their sin, you consume their wealth like a moth— surely everyone is but a breath. New Living Translation When you discipline us for our sins, you consume like a moth what is precious to us. Each of us is but a breath. Interlude English Standard Version When you discipline a man with rebukes for sin, you consume like a moth what is dear to him; surely all mankind is a mere breath! Selah Berean Standard Bible 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 King James Bible When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah. New King James Version When with rebukes You correct man for iniquity, You make his beauty melt away like a moth; Surely every man is vapor. Selah New American Standard Bible “With rebukes You punish a person for wrongdoing; You consume like a moth what is precious to him; Certainly all mankind is mere breath! Selah NASB 1995 “With reproofs You chasten a man for iniquity; You consume as a moth what is precious to him; Surely every man is a mere breath. Selah. NASB 1977 “With reproofs Thou dost chasten a man for iniquity; Thou dost consume as a moth what is precious to him; Surely every man is a mere breath. Selah. Legacy Standard Bible With reproofs You chasten a man for iniquity; You consume as a moth what is precious to him; Surely every man is vanity. Selah. Amplified Bible “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. Christian Standard Bible You discipline a person with punishment for iniquity, consuming like a moth what is precious to him; yes, every human being is only a vapor. Selah Holman Christian Standard Bible You discipline a man with punishment for sin, consuming like a moth what is precious to him; every man is only a vapor. Selah “ American Standard Version When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, Thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: Surely every man is vanity. [Selah Contemporary English Version You punish us severely because of our sins. Like a moth, you destroy what we treasure most. We are as frail as a breath. English Revised Version When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah GOD'S WORD® Translation With stern warnings you discipline people for their crimes. Like a moth you eat away at what is dear to them. Certainly, everyone is like a whisper in the wind. [Selah] Good News Translation You punish our sins by your rebukes, and like a moth you destroy what we love. Indeed we are no more than a puff of wind! International Standard Version You rebuke by chastening a man with the consequence of iniquities; you destroy what is attractive to him, as one would treat a moth. Indeed, every person is a puff of wind. Interlude Majority Standard Bible 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 NET Bible You severely discipline people for their sins; like a moth you slowly devour their strength. Surely all people are a mere vapor. (Selah) New Heart English Bible When you rebuke and correct man for iniquity, You consume his wealth like a moth. Surely every man is but a breath." Selah. Webster's Bible Translation When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah. World English Bible When you rebuke and correct man for iniquity, you consume his wealth like a moth. Surely every man is but a breath.” Selah. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWith reproofs against iniquity, "" You have corrected man, "" And dissolve his desirableness as a moth, "" Only, every man [is] vanity. Selah. Young's Literal Translation With reproofs against iniquity, Thou hast corrected man, And dost waste as a moth his desirableness, Only, vanity is every man. Selah. Smith's Literal Translation With corrections for iniquity thou didst correct man, and thou wilt melt down as a moth his beauty: surely every man is vanity. Silence. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims Biblethou hast corrected man for iniquity. And thou hast made his soul to waste away like a spider : surely in vain is any man disquieted. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible You chastise man with rebukes for sin; like a moth you consume his treasures. Every man is but a breath. Selah New Revised Standard Version “You chastise mortals in punishment for sin, consuming like a moth what is dear to them; surely everyone is a mere breath. Selah Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleI am consumed by rebuke on account of my sins; thou dost chastise a man and dost remove his desires like stubble. Verily all men are like a breath. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated I am wasted by rebuke for the sake of my sins. You have chastened man, and you have put away his desires like stubble and all the children of men are like a vapor. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917With rebukes dost Thou chasten man for iniquity, And like a moth Thou makest his beauty to consume away; Surely every man is vanity. Selah Brenton Septuagint Translation Thou chastenest man with rebukes for iniquity, and thou makest his life to consume away like a spider's web; nay, every man is disquieted in vain. Pause. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context I Will Watch My Ways…10Remove Your scourge from me; I am perishing by the force of Your hand. 11You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, consuming like a moth what he holds dear; surely each man is but a vapor. Selah 12Hear 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.… Cross References James 4:14 You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Isaiah 40:6-8 A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field. / The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass. / The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.” 1 Peter 1:24 For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, Job 14:1-2 “Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble. / Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure. 1 Corinthians 3:13 his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work. Isaiah 64:6 Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day. / For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison. / So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. Job 7:7 Remember that my life is but a breath. My eyes will never again see happiness. Hebrews 12:5-11 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. / For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” / Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? ... Proverbs 30:8-9 Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion. / Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God. Matthew 6:19-21 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Job 13:28 So man wastes away like something rotten, like a moth-eaten garment. 1 Timothy 6:7 For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it. Ecclesiastes 1:2 “Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher, “futility of futilities! Everything is futile!” Luke 12:15-21 And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” / Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance. / So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’ ... Treasury of Scripture When you with rebukes do correct man for iniquity, you make his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah. When Psalm 38:1-8 A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure… Psalm 90:7-10 For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled… 1 Corinthians 5:5 To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. his beauty [heb. Psalm 102:10,11 Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down… Job 4:19 How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth? Job 13:28 And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten. surely Psalm 39:5 Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah. Jump to Previous Beauty Breath Chasten Consume Correct Discipline Form Glory Iniquity Makest Mere Moth Precious Rebuke Rebukes Reproofs Selah Sin Surely Vanity Wasted Wealth Weight WrathJump to Next Beauty Breath Chasten Consume Correct Discipline Form Glory Iniquity Makest Mere Moth Precious Rebuke Rebukes Reproofs Selah Sin Surely Vanity Wasted Wealth Weight WrathPsalm 39 1. David's care of his thoughts4. The consideration of the brevity and vanity of life 7. the reverence of God's judgments 10. and prayer, are his bridles of impatience You discipline a man The Hebrew root for "discipline" is "yasar," which implies correction or chastening. In the biblical context, discipline is an act of love from God, intended to guide individuals back to righteousness. Hebrews 12:6 echoes this sentiment, stating, "For the Lord disciplines the one He loves." This phrase underscores the personal nature of God's interaction with humanity, emphasizing that His discipline is not arbitrary but purposeful, aiming to refine and restore. with punishment for iniquity consuming like a moth what he holds dear surely each man is but a vapor Selah Rebukes.--The word rendered "reproofs" in Psalm 38:14, where see Note. Beauty.--Literally, Something desirable. (See margin.) Thou, like a moth (consuming a garment: see Pr. Bk. Version), causest his desirable things to melt. (For the image, singularly apt. and natural in a country where "changes of raiment" were so prized, and hoarded up as wealth, comp. Job 13:28; Matthew 6:19; James 5:2.) Verse 11. - When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity. The calamities which God sends on a man are of the nature of "rebukes" addressed to his spirit. They are intended to teach, instruct, warn, deter from evil-doing (see Job 36:8-10). Thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth; or, "thou dost consume, as by a moth, what he prizes;" i.e. his health, his strength, "all wherein he has joy and satisfaction" (Hengstenberg). As a moth corrodes a beautiful garment, so does thy displeasure and heavy hand pressing on him corrode and destroy all which constituted his delight and glory. Surely every man is vanity (comp. ver. 5 ad fin.). This has become a sort of refrain, terminating the second as well as the first part of the psalm (comp. Psalm 107:8, 15, 21, 31; Ecclesiastes 2:1, 11, 15, 19, 21, 23, 26; Isaiah 9:12, 17, 21).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You disciplineיִסַּ֬רְתָּ (yis·sar·tā) Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3256: To discipline, chasten, admonish and correct בְּֽתוֹכָ֘ח֤וֹת (bə·ṯō·w·ḵā·ḥō·wṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 8433: Chastisement, correction, refutation, proof a man אִ֗ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person for עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against his iniquity, עָוֺ֨ן ׀ (‘ā·wōn) Noun - common singular Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity consuming וַתֶּ֣מֶס (wat·te·mes) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 4529: To melt, dissolve, be liquefied like a moth כָּעָ֣שׁ (kā·‘āš) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6211: A moth what he holds dear; חֲמוּד֑וֹ (ḥă·mū·ḏōw) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2530: To desire, take pleasure in surely אַ֤ךְ (’aḵ) Adverb Strong's 389: A particle of affirmation, surely each כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every man אָדָ֣ם (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being [is] but a vapor. הֶ֖בֶל (he·ḇel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1892: Emptiness, vanity, transitory, unsatisfactory Selah סֶֽלָה׃ (se·lāh) Interjection Strong's 5542: Suspension, pause Links Psalm 39:11 NIVPsalm 39:11 NLT Psalm 39:11 ESV Psalm 39:11 NASB Psalm 39:11 KJV Psalm 39:11 BibleApps.com Psalm 39:11 Biblia Paralela Psalm 39:11 Chinese Bible Psalm 39:11 French Bible Psalm 39:11 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 39:11 When you rebuke and correct man (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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