Old Testament · Poetry and wisdom

Psalms chapter 39

I told myself, “I will every word I say. I will my own mouth as long as the stand in front of me.”I stood there completely — I held back even from saying anything good — but the inside me only grew worse.My heart inside me. The more I thought about it, the more the — until finally the words burst out:“, show me how this ends. How many days do I have left? Let me feel how I really am.”Look — you gave me a , nothing more. My entire life is barely a in your sight. Every person standing tall is just a .We walk through life like . All our amounts to nothing. We wealth and have no idea who will end up with it.So what am I really , Yahweh? My only hope is you.Rescue me from all . Don’t let use my life as a joke.I will not open my mouth. I will stay silent, because .Please — take your off me. The are destroying me.When you someone for their , you consume what they treasure like a . Every person is truly just a .Hear my , Yahweh. Listen to my cry for help. Don’t just stand there while I weep. I’m a — just like all my were when they walked with you. from me — let me and smile again before I .