Salmos 39:1-7

1 Yo dije: Miraré por mis caminos, para no pecar con mi lengua; guardaré mi boca con freno, entre tanto que el impío fuere contra mí

2 Enmudecí en silencio, me callé aun de lo bueno; y se alborotó mi dolor

3 Se enardeció mi corazón dentro de mí; en mi meditación se encendió fuego; y hablé con mi lengua

4 Hazme saber, SEÑOR, mi fin, y cuánta sea la medida de mis días; sepa yo cuánto tengo de ser del mundo

5 He aquí como a palmos diste a mis días, y mi edad es como nada delante de ti; ciertamente es completa vanidad todo hombre que vive. (Selah.

6 Ciertamente en tinieblas anda el hombre; ciertamente en vano se inquieta; amontona, y no sabe quién lo cogerá

7 Y ahora, Señor, ¿qué esperaré? Mi esperanza en ti está

Salmos 39:1-7 Meaning and Commentary

To the chief Musician, [even] to Jeduthun, a Psalm of David. Some take Jeduthun to be the name of a musical instrument, as Jarchi, on which, and others the first word of a song, to the tune of which, this psalm was sung, as Aben Ezra; though it seems best, with Kimchi and others, to understand it as the name of the chief musician, to whom this psalm was sent to be made use of in public service; since Jeduthun was, with his sons, appointed by David to prophesy with harps and psalteries, and to give praise and thanks unto the Lord, 1 Chronicles 16:41; he is the same with Ethan {s}. The occasion of it is thought, by some, to be the rebellion of his son Absalom; so Theodoret thinks it was written when he fled from Absalom, and was cursed by Shimei; or rather it may be some sore affliction, which lay upon David for the chastisement of him; see Psalm 39:9; and the argument of the psalm seems to be much the same with that of the preceding one, as Kimchi observes.

{s} Vid. Hiller. Onomastic. Sacr. p. 513, 805.