Psalm 39:10-12

Common English Bible

¹⁰ Get this plague of yours off me!
    I’m being destroyed by the blows from your fist.
¹¹ You discipline people for their sin, punishing them;
    like a moth, you ruin what they treasure.
        Yes, a human life is just a puff of air! Selah

¹² Hear my prayer, Lord!
    Listen closely to my cry for help!
Please don’t ignore my tears!
    I’m just a foreigner—
        an immigrant staying with you,
        just like all my ancestors were.