“Behold, You have made (A)my days as handbreadths,
And my (B)lifetime as nothing in Your sight;
Surely every man [a]at his best is [b]a mere (C)breath. [c]Selah.
“Surely every man (D)walks about as [d]a phantom;
Surely they make an (E)uproar for nothing;
He (F)amasses riches and does not know who will gather them.

“And now, Lord, for what do I wait?
My (G)hope is in You.
(H)Deliver me from all my transgressions;
Make me not the (I)reproach of the foolish.
“I have become (J)mute, I do not open my mouth,
Because it is (K)You who have done it.
10 (L)Remove Your plague from me;
Because of (M)the opposition of Your hand I am [e]perishing.
11 “With (N)reproofs You chasten a man for iniquity;
You (O)consume as a moth what is precious to him;
Surely (P)every man is a mere breath. Selah.

12 (Q)Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry;
Do not be silent (R)at my tears;
For I am (S)a stranger with You,
A (T)sojourner like all my fathers.
13 (U)Turn Your gaze away from me, that I may [f]smile again
Before I depart and am no more.”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 39:5 Lit standing firm
  2. Psalm 39:5 Or altogether vanity
  3. Psalm 39:5 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude
  4. Psalm 39:6 Lit an image
  5. Psalm 39:10 Or wasting away
  6. Psalm 39:13 Or become cheerful

[a](A)Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher,
[b]Vanity of vanities! All is [c]vanity.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 1:2 Or Futility of futilities
  2. Ecclesiastes 1:2 Or Futility of futilities
  3. Ecclesiastes 1:2 Or futile