| Holman Christian Standard Bible | NET Bible |
| 1For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A Davidic psalm. I said, "I will guard my ways so that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are in my presence." | 1For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. I decided, "I will watch what I say and make sure I do not sin with my tongue. I will put a muzzle over my mouth while in the presence of an evil man." |
| 2I was speechless and quiet; I kept silent, even from speaking good, and my pain intensified. | 2I was stone silent; I held back the urge to speak. My frustration grew; |
| 3My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, a fire burned. I spoke with my tongue:" | 3my anxiety intensified. As I thought about it, I became impatient. Finally I spoke these words: |
| 4 LORD, reveal to me the end of my life and the number of my days. Let me know how short-lived I am. | 4"O LORD, help me understand my mortality and the brevity of life! Let me realize how quickly my life will pass! |
| 5You, indeed, have made my days short in length, and my life span as nothing in Your sight. Yes, every mortal man is only a vapor. Selah " | 5Look, you make my days short-lived, and my life span is nothing from your perspective. Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor. |
| 6Certainly, man walks about like a mere shadow. Indeed, they frantically rush around in vain, gathering possessions without knowing who will get them. | 6Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away." |
| 7Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You. | 7But now, O Lord, upon what am I relying? You are my only hope! |
| 8Deliver me from all my transgressions; do not make me the taunt of fools. | 8Deliver me from all my sins of rebellion! Do not make me the object of fools' insults! |
| 9I am speechless; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done. | 9I am silent and cannot open my mouth because of what you have done. |
| 10Remove Your torment from me; I fade away because of the force of Your hand. | 10Please stop wounding me! You have almost beaten me to death! |
| 11You discipline a man with punishment for sin, consuming like a moth what is precious to him; every man is only a vapor. Selah " | 11You severely discipline people for their sins; like a moth you slowly devour their strength. Surely all people are a mere vapor. (Selah) |
| 12Hear my prayer, LORD, and listen to my cry for help; do not be silent at my tears. For I am a foreigner residing with You, a temporary resident like all my fathers. | 12Hear my prayer, O LORD! Listen to my cry for help! Do not ignore my sobbing! For I am dependent on you, like one residing outside his native land; I am at your mercy, just as all my ancestors were. |
| 13Turn Your angry gaze from me so that I may be cheered up before I die and am gone." | 13Turn your angry gaze away from me, so I can be happy before I pass away. |
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