Psalm 39 - Evangelical Heritage Version - 2021（EHV）

Show Me My Life's EndFor the choir director. For Jeduthun. A psalm by David.The Psalmist's Anguish

1I said, “I will guard my ways

so that I do not sin with my tongue.

I will keep a muzzle on my mouth

as long as the wicked are confronting me.”

2I said nothing. I kept silent.

I did not even say anything good,

but my pain became worse.

3Inside me my heart grew hot.

As I fretted, the fire burned.

So I spoke with my tongue.

The Shortness of Human Life

4 Lord, help me understand my end.

What is the limit of my days?

Let me know how fleeting I am.

5See, you have cut short my days.

My brief time before you is like nothing.

Indeed, every person, even at his best,

is just a puff of air. Interlude

6A man flickers like a mirage.

He really has no more effect than a breeze.

He piles things up, never knowing who will get them.

The Enduring Goodness of God

7But now what do I wait for, Lord?

My hope is in you.

8Save me from all my rebellious acts.

Do not let fools scorn me.

9I said nothing.

I did not open my mouth,

because you are the one who caused this.

10Stop punching me.

By the attack of your hand I am finished.

11By your rebuke against guilt you discipline a man.

Like a moth you consume what he desires.

Indeed, every person is nothing but a puff of air. Interlude

Closing Prayer

12Hear my prayer, O Lord.

Listen to my cry.

Do not ignore my tears,

for with you I am an alien,

just a visitor, as were all my ancestors.

13Look away from me, so I can smile again

before I depart and am no more.