Psalms 39

David resolves to guard his tongue against sin in the presence of the wicked, but inner turmoil leads him to pray to YHWH, acknowledging the brevity and vanity of human life as a mere handbreadth or vapor.[1][3] He accepts YHWH's discipline for iniquity, pleading for relief from torment while recognizing every person as transient.[1][2]

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Verse 1

For the Leader to the overseeing one to the overseeing one for Jeduthun to Praiser to Yedutun for Jeduthun for Yeduthun the Praiser to Yedutun A Psalm musical composition psalm of David to David to David

לַ/מְנַצֵּ֥חַ 𐤋/𐤌𐤍𐤑𐤇 lamenatsecha For the Leader to the overseeing one to the overseeing one HRd/Vprmsa ל/ידיתון 𐤋/𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤕𐤅𐤍 lydytvn for Jeduthun to Praiser to Yedutun HR/Np לִֽ/ידוּת֗וּן 𐤋/𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤕𐤅𐤍 lidutun for Jeduthun for Yeduthun the Praiser to Yedutun HR/Np מִזְמ֥וֹר 𐤌𐤆𐤌𐤅𐤓 mizemor A Psalm musical composition psalm HNcmsa לְ/דָוִֽד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid of David to David to David HR/Np

Verse 2

I said I said I said I will guard Let me guard I will guard my ways my paths my ways from sinning from erring from sinning with my tongue with my tongue with my tongue I will guard Let me guard I will guard for my mouth according to the mouth of to the mouth of a muzzle muzzle a muzzle while while still while the wicked wicked man wicked man before me before me before me

אָמַ֗רְתִּי 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤉 amareti I said I said I said HVqp1cs אֶֽשְׁמְרָ֣ה 𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤄 eshemerah I will guard Let me guard I will guard HVqh1cs דְרָכַ/י֮ 𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤉 derakhay my ways my paths my ways HNcbpc/Sp1cs מֵ/חֲט֪וֹא 𐤌/𐤇𐤈𐤅𐤀 mechato from sinning from erring from sinning HR/Vqc בִ/לְשׁ֫וֹנִ֥/י 𐤁/𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍/𐤉 vileshoni with my tongue with my tongue with my tongue HR/Ncbsc/Sp1cs אֶשְׁמְרָ֥ה 𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤄 eshemerah-2 I will guard Let me guard I will guard HVqh1cs לְ/פִ֥/י 𐤋/𐤐/𐤉 lefi for my mouth according to the mouth of to the mouth of HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs מַחְס֑וֹם 𐤌𐤇𐤎𐤅𐤌 machesom a muzzle muzzle a muzzle HNcmsa בְּ/עֹ֖ד 𐤁/𐤏𐤃 beod while while still while HR/D רָשָׁ֣ע 𐤓𐤔𐤏 rasha the wicked wicked man wicked man HAamsa לְ/נֶגְדִּֽ/י 𐤋/𐤍𐤂𐤃/𐤉 lenegedi before me before me before me HR/R/Sp1cs

Verse 3

I was silent I was silenced I was silenced with silence stillness in silence I held my peace I silenced I kept quiet from good from goodness from goodness and-like-my-pain and my pain and my pain was stirred was disturbed was disturbed

נֶאֱלַ֣מְתִּי 𐤍𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤕𐤉 neelameti I was silent I was silenced I was silenced HVNp1cs ד֭וּמִיָּה 𐤃𐤅𐤌𐤉𐤄 dumiyah with silence stillness in silence HNcfsa הֶחֱשֵׁ֣יתִי 𐤄𐤇𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤉 hechesheyti I held my peace I silenced I kept quiet HVhp1cs מִ/טּ֑וֹב 𐤌/𐤈𐤅𐤁 mitov from good from goodness from goodness HR/Aamsa וּ/כְאֵבִ֥/י 𐤅/𐤊𐤀𐤁/𐤉 ukheevi and-like-my-pain and my pain and my pain HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs נֶעְכָּֽר 𐤍𐤏𐤊𐤓 neekar was stirred was disturbed was disturbed HVNp3ms

Verse 4

was hot Ham became hot my heart my inner core my heart within me in my inner being in my midst while I was musing in my murmuring meditation in my meditation burned she will burn it burned fire fire fire I spoke I spoke I spoke with my tongue with my tongue with my tongue

חַם 𐤇𐤌 cham was hot Ham became hot HVqp3ms לִבִּ֨/י 𐤋𐤁/𐤉 libi my heart my inner core my heart HNcmsc/Sp1cs בְּ/קִרְבִּ֗/י 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁/𐤉 beqirebi within me in my inner being in my midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs בַּ/הֲגִיגִ֥/י 𐤁/𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤂/𐤉 bahagigi while I was musing in my murmuring meditation in my meditation HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs תִבְעַר 𐤕𐤁𐤏𐤓 tivear pya (Swahili) burned she will burn it burned HVqi3fs אֵ֑שׁ 𐤀𐤔 esh fire fire fire HNcbsa דִּ֝בַּ֗רְתִּי 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤕𐤉 dibareti I spoke I spoke I spoke HVpp1cs בִּ/לְשֽׁוֹנִ/י 𐤁/𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍/𐤉 bileshoni with my tongue with my tongue with my tongue HR/Ncbsc/Sp1cs

Verse 5

make-known-to-me cause me to know cause me to know the LORD Yahweh Yahweh my-end my cut-off point my end and-measure and measure-of and measure of my-days my days my days what what? what it she it I-know let me know let me know what what? what ceasing a lacking one ceasing I I I

הוֹדִ֘יעֵ֤/נִי 𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤏/𐤍𐤉 hodieni make-known-to-me cause me to know cause me to know HVhv2ms/Sp1cs יְהוָ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp קִצִּ֗/י 𐤒𐤑/𐤉 qitsi my-end my cut-off point my end HNcmsc/Sp1cs וּ/מִדַּ֣ת 𐤅/𐤌𐤃𐤕 umidat and-measure and measure-of and measure of HC/Ncfsc יָמַ֣/י 𐤉𐤌/𐤉 yamay my-days my days my days HNcmpc/Sp1cs מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? what HTi הִ֑יא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi it she it HPp3fs אֵ֝דְעָ֗ה 𐤀𐤃𐤏𐤄 edeah I-know let me know let me know HVqh1cs מֶה 𐤌𐤄 meh what what? what HTi חָדֵ֥ל 𐤇𐤃𐤋 chadel ceasing a lacking one ceasing HAamsa אָֽנִי 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I I HPp1cs

Verse 6

Behold Look! look handbreadths palm-breadths palm-breadths You have made you gave you have made my days my days my days and my lifetime my fleeting life-span my fleeting life-span as nothing like non-existence as nothing before You before you (ms) before you Surely surely surely every entirety of all of vapor vapor-breath vapor-breath all entirety of all of humanity human being human being walks about standing stationed being set Selah Lift-up pause Lift-up pause

הִנֵּ֤ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh mona (Bemba) Behold Look! look HTm טְפָח֨וֹת 𐤈𐤐𐤇𐤅𐤕 tefachot handbreadths palm-breadths palm-breadths HNcmpa נָ֘תַ֤תָּה 𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤄 natatah You have made you gave you have made HVqp2ms יָמַ֗/י 𐤉𐤌/𐤉 yamay my days my days my days HNcmpc/Sp1cs וְ/חֶלְדִּ֣/י 𐤅/𐤇𐤋𐤃/𐤉 vecheledi and my lifetime my fleeting life-span my fleeting life-span HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs כְ/אַ֣יִן 𐤊/𐤀𐤉𐤍 kheayin as nothing like non-existence as nothing HR/Ncmsa נֶגְדֶּ֑/ךָ 𐤍𐤂𐤃/𐤊 negedekha before You before you (ms) before you HR/Sp2ms אַ֥ךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe Surely surely surely HTa כָּֽל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) every entirety of all of HNcmsc הֶ֥בֶל 𐤄𐤁𐤋 hevel vulu (Kikongo) vapor vapor-breath vapor-breath HNcmsa כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc אָ֝דָ֗ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam humanity human being human being HNcmsa נִצָּ֥ב 𐤍𐤑𐤁 nitsav walks about standing stationed being set HVNrmsa סֶֽלָה 𐤎𐤋𐤄 selah Selah Lift-up pause Lift-up pause HTj

Verse 7

surely surely surely in an image in image-of in image-of walks he walks himself about he will walk himself about man man man surely surely surely vanity vapor-breath vapor-breath they are in turmoil they roar they roar he heaps up he heaps up he heaps up and not and not and not knows let him know he knows who who? who? will gather them the one gathering them the one gathering them

אַךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe surely surely surely HTa בְּ/צֶ֤לֶם 𐤁/𐤑𐤋𐤌 betselem in an image in image-of in image-of HR/Ncmsa יִֽתְהַלֶּךְ 𐤉𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤊 yitehalekhe walks he walks himself about he will walk himself about HVti3ms אִ֗ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man man HNcmsa אַךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe-2 surely surely surely HTa הֶ֥בֶל 𐤄𐤁𐤋 hevel vulu (Kikongo) vanity vapor-breath vapor-breath HNcmsa יֶהֱמָי֑וּ/ן 𐤉𐤄𐤌𐤉𐤅/𐤍 yehemayun kuma (Kikongo) they are in turmoil they roar they roar HVqi3mp/Sn יִ֝צְבֹּ֗ר 𐤉𐤑𐤁𐤓 yitsebor he heaps up he heaps up he heaps up HVqi3ms וְֽ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn יֵדַ֥ע 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yeda knows let him know he knows HVqi3ms מִי 𐤌𐤉 mi who who? who? HTi אֹסְפָֽ/ם 𐤀𐤎𐤐/𐤌 osefam will gather them the one gathering them the one gathering them HVqrmsc/Sp3mp

Verse 8

And now and now and now what what? what have I waited for I have intensely waited I have waited O Adonai my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord my hope my enduring hope my hope to you — to you it is she it is

וְ/עַתָּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah And now and now and now HC/D מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? what HTi קִּוִּ֣יתִי 𐤒𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤉 qiviti have I waited for I have intensely waited I have waited HVpp1cs אֲדֹנָ֑/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay O Adonai my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs תּ֝וֹחַלְתִּ֗/י 𐤕𐤅𐤇𐤋𐤕/𐤉 tochaleti my hope my enduring hope my hope HNcfsc/Sp1cs לְ/ךָ֣ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you to you HR/Sp2ms הִֽיא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi it is she it is HPp3fs

Verse 9

from all from the entirety of from all my transgressions my rebellions my transgressions you have kept me Snatch me away Deliver me the reproach reproach of shame of of the fool withered-minded man the fool do not upon / over do not make me you will place me make me

מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal kila (Swahili) from all from the entirety of from all HR/Ncmsc פְּשָׁעַ֥/י 𐤐𐤔𐤏/𐤉 peshaay my transgressions my rebellions my transgressions HNcmpc/Sp1cs הַצִּילֵ֑/נִי 𐤄𐤑𐤉𐤋/𐤍𐤉 hatsileni you have kept me Snatch me away Deliver me HVhv2ms/Sp1cs חֶרְפַּ֥ת 𐤇𐤓𐤐𐤕 cherepat the reproach reproach of shame of HNcfsc נָ֝בָ֗ל 𐤍𐤁𐤋 naval of the fool withered-minded man the fool HAamsa אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not upon / over do not HTn תְּשִׂימֵֽ/נִי 𐤕𐤔𐤉𐤌/𐤍𐤉 tesimeni make me you will place me make me HVqj2ms/Sp1cs

Verse 10

I have been silent I was silenced I was silenced not not not I will open I will open I will open my mouth mouth of my mouth because for/because because you you you have done it you have done you have done

נֶ֭אֱלַמְתִּי 𐤍𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤕𐤉 neelameti I have been silent I was silenced I was silenced HVNp1cs לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn אֶפְתַּח 𐤀𐤐𐤕𐤇 efetach I will open I will open I will open HVqi1cs פִּ֑/י 𐤐/𐤉 pi my mouth mouth of my mouth HNcmsc/Sp1cs כִּ֖י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because because HC אַתָּ֣ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you you HPp2ms עָשִֽׂיתָ 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕 asita have done it you have done you have done HVqp2ms

Verse 11

remove to cause to turn aside to cause to turn aside from upon me from upon me from upon me your stroke your affliction-mark your affliction-mark from rebuke from a legal contention from a legal contention your hand your hand your hand I I I am consumed I have come to an end I have come to an end

הָסֵ֣ר 𐤄𐤎𐤓 haser remove to cause to turn aside to cause to turn aside HVhv2ms מֵ/עָלַ֣/י 𐤌/𐤏𐤋/𐤉 mealay from upon me from upon me from upon me HR/R/Sp1cs נִגְעֶ֑/ךָ 𐤍𐤂𐤏/𐤊 nigeekha your stroke your affliction-mark your affliction-mark HNcmsc/Sp2ms מִ/תִּגְרַ֥ת 𐤌/𐤕𐤂𐤓𐤕 mitigerat from rebuke from a legal contention from a legal contention HR/Ncfsc יָ֝דְ/ךָ֗ 𐤉𐤃/𐤊 yadekha your hand your hand your hand HNcbsc/Sp2ms אֲנִ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I I HPp1cs כָלִֽיתִי 𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤕𐤉 khaliti am consumed I have come to an end I have come to an end HVqp1cs

Verse 12

in-your-rebukes in corrective reproofs in corrective reproofs over upon upon iniquity distortion-guilt iniquity of you-have-chastened you disciplined you disciplined man man man and-you-consume and you caused to melt and you caused to melt like-a-moth gnawing moth like a moth his-desired-one his desired one his desired one surely surely surely vanity vapor-breath vapor-breath all entirety of all of mankind human being human being Selah Lift-up pause Selah

בְּֽ/תוֹכָ֘ח֤וֹת 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊𐤇𐤅𐤕 betokhachot in-your-rebukes in corrective reproofs in corrective reproofs HR/Ncfpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon upon HR עָוֺ֨ן 𐤏𐤅𐤍 aon iniquity distortion-guilt iniquity of HNcbsa יִסַּ֬רְתָּ 𐤉𐤎𐤓𐤕 yisareta you-have-chastened you disciplined you disciplined HVpp2ms אִ֗ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man man HNcmsa וַ/תֶּ֣מֶס 𐤅/𐤕𐤌𐤎 vatemes and-you-consume and you caused to melt and you caused to melt HC/Vhw2ms כָּ/עָ֣שׁ 𐤊/𐤏𐤔 kaash like-a-moth gnawing moth like a moth HRd/Ncmsa חֲמוּד֑/וֹ 𐤇𐤌𐤅𐤃/𐤅 chamudo his-desired-one his desired one his desired one HVqsmsc/Sp3ms אַ֤ךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe surely surely surely HTa הֶ֖בֶל 𐤄𐤁𐤋 hevel vulu (Kikongo) vanity vapor-breath vapor-breath HNcmsa כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc אָדָ֣ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam mankind human being human being HNcmsa סֶֽלָה 𐤎𐤋𐤄 selah Selah Lift-up pause Selah HTj

Verse 13

Hear Hearing Hear my prayer my interceding prayer my prayer of praying the LORD Yahweh Yahweh and my cry and my cry-for-help and my cry for help listen cause yourself to listen cause yourself to listen to toward to my weeping my tear my tear do not upon / over do not be silent may you keep silent keep silent for for/because for a sojourner resident sojourner resident sojourner I I myself I myself with you with you with you a guest settled resident alien settled resident alien like all as the whole of according to all my fathers my fathers my fathers

שִֽׁמְעָ֥/ה 𐤔𐤌𐤏/𐤄 shimeah Hear Hearing Hear HVqv2ms/Sh תְפִלָּתִ֨/י 𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤕/𐤉 tefilati my prayer my interceding prayer my prayer of praying HNcfsc/Sp1cs יְהוָ֡ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וְ/שַׁוְעָתִ֨/י 𐤅/𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤕/𐤉 veshaveati and my cry and my cry-for-help and my cry for help HC/Ncfsc/Sp1cs הַאֲזִינָ/ה֮ 𐤄𐤀𐤆𐤉𐤍/𐤄 haazinah -zwa (Zulu) listen cause yourself to listen cause yourself to listen HVhv2ms/Sh אֶֽל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR דִּמְעָתִ֗/י 𐤃𐤌𐤏𐤕/𐤉 dimeati my weeping my tear my tear HNcfsc/Sp1cs אַֽל 𐤀𐤋 al do not upon / over do not HTn תֶּ֫חֱרַ֥שׁ 𐤕𐤇𐤓𐤔 techerash kuchora (Swahili) be silent may you keep silent keep silent HVqj2ms כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC גֵ֣ר 𐤂𐤓 ger a sojourner resident sojourner resident sojourner HNcmsa אָנֹכִ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi ine-neka (Bemba) I I myself I myself HPp1cs עִמָּ֑/ךְ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imakhe with you with you with you HR/Sp2fs תּ֝וֹשָׁ֗ב 𐤕𐤅𐤔𐤁 toshav a guest settled resident alien settled resident alien HNcmsa כְּ/כָל 𐤊/𐤊𐤋 kekhal kila (Swahili) like all as the whole of according to all HR/Ncmsc אֲבוֹתָֽ/י 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕/𐤉 avotay my fathers my fathers my fathers HNcmpc/Sp1cs

Verse 14

turn away your gaze Direct attention Turn away your gaze from me from me from me and I will brighten and let me renew strength and I will brighten before beforehand before I go I will go I will go and I am not and I am absent and I am not

הָשַׁ֣ע 𐤄𐤔𐤏 hasha turn away your gaze Direct attention Turn away your gaze HVhv2ms מִמֶּ֣/נִּי 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤉 mimeni from me from me from me HR/Sp1cs וְ/אַבְלִ֑יגָה 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤂𐤄 veaveligah and I will brighten and let me renew strength and I will brighten HC/Vhh1cs בְּ/טֶ֖רֶם 𐤁/𐤈𐤓𐤌 beterem before beforehand before HR/D אֵלֵ֣ךְ 𐤀𐤋𐤊 elekhe I go I will go I will go HVqi1cs וְ/אֵינֶֽ/נִּי 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍/𐤍𐤉 veeyneni and I am not and I am absent and I am not HC/Tn/Sp1cs

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