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1 For Jeduthun, the choir director: A psalm of David. I said to myself, "I will watch what I do and not sin in what I say. I will curb my tongue when the ungodly are around me."
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1 I said, "I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin; I will put a muzzle on my mouth as long as the wicked are in my presence."
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2 But as I stood there in silence -- not even speaking of good things -- the turmoil within me grew to the bursting point.
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2 But when I was silent and still, not even saying anything good, my anguish increased.
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3 My thoughts grew hot within me and began to burn, igniting a fire of words:
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3 My heart grew hot within me, and as I meditated, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue:
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4 "LORD, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered, and that my life is fleeing away.
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4 "Show me, O LORD, my life's end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting is my life.
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5 My life is no longer than the width of my hand. An entire lifetime is just a moment to you; human existence is but a breath." Interlude
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5 You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you. Each man's life is but a breath. "Selah"
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6 We are merely moving shadows, and all our busy rushing ends in nothing. We heap up wealth for someone else to spend.
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6 Man is a mere phantom as he goes to and fro: He bustles about, but only in vain; he heaps up wealth, not knowing who will get it.
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7 And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you.
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7 "But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you.
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8 Rescue me from my rebellion, for even fools mock me when I rebel.
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8 Save me from all my transgressions; do not make me the scorn of fools.
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9 I am silent before you; I won't say a word. For my punishment is from you.
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9 I was silent; I would not open my mouth, for you are the one who has done this.
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10 Please, don't punish me anymore! I am exhausted by the blows from your hand.
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10 Remove your scourge from me; I am overcome by the blow of your hand.
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11 When you discipline people for their sins, their lives can be crushed like the life of a moth. Human existence is as frail as breath. Interlude
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11 You rebuke and discipline men for their sin; you consume their wealth like a moth-- each man is but a breath. "Selah"
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12 Hear my prayer, O LORD! Listen to my cries for help! Don't ignore my tears. For I am your guest -- a traveler passing through, as my ancestors were before me.
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12 "Hear my prayer, O LORD, listen to my cry for help; be not deaf to my weeping. For I dwell with you as an alien, a stranger, as all my fathers were.
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13 Spare me so I can smile again before I am gone and exist no more.
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13 Look away from me, that I may rejoice again before I depart and am no more."
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| Scripture quotations marked NLT are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved. (New Living Translation - The Bible Online) |
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