Salmos 39:6-13

6 Sí, como una sombra anda el hombre; ciertamente en vano se afana; acumula riquezas, y no sabe quién las recogerá.

7 Y ahora, Señor, ¿qué espero? En ti está mi esperanza.

8 Líbrame de todas mis transgresiones; no me hagas la burla de los necios.

9 Mudo me he quedado, no abro la boca, porque tú eres el que ha obrado.

10 Quita de mí tu plaga; por la dureza de tu mano estoy pereciendo.

11 Con castigos corriges al hombre por su iniquidad; como la polilla, consumes lo que es más precioso para él; ciertamente, todo hombre es sólo un soplo. (Selah)

12 Escucha mi oración, oh SEÑOR, y presta oído a mi clamor; no guardes silencio ante mis lágrimas; porque extranjero soy junto a ti, peregrino, como todos mis padres.

13 Aparta de mí tu mirada, para poder alegrarme, antes de que me vaya de aquí, y ya no exista.

Salmos 39:6-13 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.