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1I said, “I will guard my ways[#1 Kings 2.4; Job 2.10; Jas 3.2]
that I may not sin with my tongue;
I will keep a muzzle on my mouth
as long as the wicked are in my presence.”
2I was silent and still;[#Ps 38.13]
I held my peace to no avail;
my distress grew worse;
3my heart became hot within me.
While I mused, the fire burned;
then I spoke with my tongue:
4“Lord , let me know my end[#Ps 90.12; 103.14]
and what is the measure of my days;
let me know how fleeting my life is.
5You have made my days a few handbreadths,[#Ps 62.9; 89.47; 144.4]
and my lifetime is as nothing in your sight.
Surely everyone stands as a mere breath. Selah
6Surely everyone goes about like a shadow.[#Job 27.17; Ps 127.2; Lk 12.20; 1 Pet 1.24]
Surely for nothing they are in turmoil;
they heap up and do not know who will gather.
7“And now, O Lord, what do I wait for?[#Ps 38.15]
My hope is in you.
8Deliver me from all my transgressions.[#Ps 44.13; 51.9]
Do not make me the scorn of the fool.
9I am silent; I do not open my mouth,[#v 2 ; Job 2.10]
for it is you who have done it.
10Remove your stroke from me;[#Job 9.34; Ps 32.4]
I am worn down by the blows of your hand.
11“You chastise mortals[#v 5 ; Job 13.28; 2 Pet 2.16]
in punishment for sin,
consuming like a moth what is dear to them;
surely everyone is a mere breath. Selah
12“Hear my prayer, O Lord ,[#Ps 56.8; 102.1; Heb 11.13; 1 Pet 2.11]
and give ear to my cry;
do not hold your peace at my tears.
For I am your passing guest,
an alien, like all my forebears.
13Turn your gaze away from me, that I may smile again,[#Job 10.20; 14.10]
before I depart and am no more.”