Psalm 39:3-5

Complete Jewish Bible

^3 (2) I was silent, said nothing, not even good;
but my pain kept being stirred up.
^4 (3) My heart grew hot within me;
whenever I thought of it, the fire burned.
Then, [at last,] I let my tongue speak:

^5 (4) “Make me grasp, Adonai, what my end must be,
what it means that my days are numbered;
let me know what a transient creature I am.