I said, "I will aguard
my ways
That I bmay not sin
with my tongue
; I will guard
cmy mouth
as with a muzzle
While
the wicked
are in my presence
."
I was amute 1and silent
, I 2refrained
even from good
, And my 3sorrow
grew
worse
.
My aheart was hot
within
me, While I was musing
the fire
burned
; Then I spoke
with my tongue
:
"LORD, make me to know
amy end
And what
is the extent
of my days
; Let me know
how
btransient
I am.
"Behold, You have made
amy days
as handbreadths
, And my blifetime
as nothing
in Your sight
; Surely
every
man
1at his best
is 2a mere
cbreath
. 3Selah
.
"Surely every
man
awalks
about as 1a phantom
; Surely
they make
an buproar
for nothing
; He camasses
riches and does not know
who
will gather
them.
"And now, Lord
, for what
do I wait
? My ahope
is in You.
" aDeliver me from all
my transgressions
; Make
me not the breproach
of the foolish
.
"I have become amute
, I do not open
my mouth
, Because
it is bYou who have done
it.
" aRemove Your plague
from me; Because
of bthe opposition
of Your hand
I am 1perishing
.
"With areproofs You chasten
a man
for iniquity
; You bconsume
as a moth
what is precious
to him; Surely
cevery
man
is a mere
breath
. Selah
.
" aHear my prayer
, O LORD
, and give
ear
to my cry
; Do not be silent
bat my tears
; For I am ca stranger
with You, A dsojourner
like all
my fathers
.
" aTurn Your gaze
away
from me, that I may 1smile
again Before
I depart
and am no
more
."