Chapter 39
Psalms 39
To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.
Hebrew numbers 14 verses here, the KJV 13 — shown at matching numbers, not remapped
I sayd, I will take heede to my waies, that I sinne not with my tongue: I will keepe my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.
Geneva 1599To the excellent musician Ieduthun. I thought, I will take heede to my wayes, that I sinne not with my tongue: I will keepe my mouth brideled, while the wicked is in my sight.
לַ/מְנַצֵּ֥חַ ל/ידיתון מִזְמ֥וֹר לְ/דָוִֽד
I was dumbe with silence, I held my peace, euen from good, and my sorrow was stirred.
Geneva 1599I was dumme and spake nothing: I kept silece euen from good, and my sorow was more stirred.
אָמַ֗רְתִּי אֶֽשְׁמְרָ֣ה דְרָכַ/י֮ מֵ/חֲט֪וֹא בִ/לְשׁ֫וֹנִ֥/י אֶשְׁמְרָ֥ה לְ/פִ֥/י מַחְס֑וֹם בְּ/עֹ֖ד רָשָׁ֣ע לְ/נֶגְדִּֽ/י
My heart was hot within mee, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue.
Geneva 1599Mine heart was hote within me, and while I was musing, the fire kindeled, and I spake with my tongue, saying,
נֶאֱלַ֣מְתִּי ד֭וּמִיָּה הֶחֱשֵׁ֣יתִי מִ/טּ֑וֹב וּ/כְאֵבִ֥/י נֶעְכָּֽר
LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my dayes, what it is: that I may know how fraile I am.
Geneva 1599Lord, let me know mine ende, and the measure of my dayes, what it is: let mee knowe howe long I haue to liue.
חַם לִבִּ֨/י בְּ/קִרְבִּ֗/י בַּ/הֲגִיגִ֥/י תִבְעַר אֵ֑שׁ דִּ֝בַּ֗רְתִּי בִּ/לְשֽׁוֹנִ/י
Behold, thou hast made my dayes as an hand breadth, and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily euery man at his best state is altogether vanitie. Selah.
Geneva 1599Beholde, thou hast made my dayes as an hand breadth, and mine age as nothing in respect of thee: surely euery man in his best state is altogether vanitie. Selah.
הוֹדִ֘יעֵ֤/נִי יְהוָ֨ה קִצִּ֗/י וּ/מִדַּ֣ת יָמַ֣/י מַה הִ֑יא אֵ֝דְעָ֗ה מֶה חָדֵ֥ל אָֽנִי
Surely euery man walketh in a vaine shew: surely they are disquieted in vaine: he heapeth vp riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
Geneva 1599Doubtlesse man walketh in a shadowe, and disquieteth himselfe in vaine: he heapeth vp riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them.
הִנֵּ֤ה טְפָח֨וֹת נָ֘תַ֤תָּה יָמַ֗/י וְ/חֶלְדִּ֣/י כְ/אַ֣יִן נֶגְדֶּ֑/ךָ אַ֥ךְ כָּֽל הֶ֥בֶל כָּל אָ֝דָ֗ם נִצָּ֥ב סֶֽלָה
And now Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
Geneva 1599And now Lord, what wait I for? mine hope is euen in thee.
אַךְ בְּ/צֶ֤לֶם יִֽתְהַלֶּךְ אִ֗ישׁ אַךְ הֶ֥בֶל יֶהֱמָי֑וּ/ן יִ֝צְבֹּ֗ר וְֽ/לֹא יֵדַ֥ע מִי אֹסְפָֽ/ם
Deliuer me from all my transgressions: make mee not the reproch of the foolish.
Geneva 1599Deliuer me from all my transgressions, and make me not a rebuke vnto the foolish.
וְ/עַתָּ֣ה מַה קִּוִּ֣יתִי אֲדֹנָ֑/י תּ֝וֹחַלְתִּ֗/י לְ/ךָ֣ הִֽיא
I was dumbe, I opened not my mouth; because thou diddest it.
Geneva 1599I should haue bene dumme, and not haue opened my mouth, because thou didest it.
מִ/כָּל פְּשָׁעַ֥/י הַצִּילֵ֑/נִי חֶרְפַּ֥ת נָ֝בָ֗ל אַל תְּשִׂימֵֽ/נִי
Remooue thy stroke away from mee: I am consumed by the blowe of thine hand.
Geneva 1599Take thy plague away from mee: for I am consumed by the stroke of thine hand.
נֶ֭אֱלַמְתִּי לֹ֣א אֶפְתַּח פִּ֑/י כִּ֖י אַתָּ֣ה עָשִֽׂיתָ
When thou with rebukes doest correct man for iniquitie, thou makest his beautie to consume away like a moth: surely euery man is vanitie. Selah.
Geneva 1599When thou with rebukes doest chastise man for iniquitie, thou as a mothe makest his beautie to consume: surely euery man is vanitie. Selah.
הָסֵ֣ר מֵ/עָלַ֣/י נִגְעֶ֑/ךָ מִ/תִּגְרַ֥ת יָ֝דְ/ךָ֗ אֲנִ֣י כָלִֽיתִי
Heare my prayer, O LORD, and giue eare vnto my crie, hold not thy peace at my teares: for I am a straunger with thee, and a soiourner, as all my fathers were.
Geneva 1599Heare my prayer, O Lord, and hearken vnto my cry: keepe not silence at my teares, for I am a strager with thee, and a soiourner as all my fathers.
בְּֽ/תוֹכָ֘ח֤וֹת עַל עָוֺ֨ן יִסַּ֬רְתָּ אִ֗ישׁ וַ/תֶּ֣מֶס כָּ/עָ֣שׁ חֲמוּד֑/וֹ אַ֤ךְ הֶ֖בֶל כָּל אָדָ֣ם סֶֽלָה
O spare me, that I may recouer strength: before I goe hence, and be no more.
Geneva 1599Stay thine anger from me, that I may recouer my strength, before I go hence and be not.
שִֽׁמְעָ֥/ה תְפִלָּתִ֨/י יְהוָ֡ה וְ/שַׁוְעָתִ֨/י הַאֲזִינָ/ה֮ אֶֽל דִּמְעָתִ֗/י אַֽל תֶּ֫חֱרַ֥שׁ כִּ֤י גֵ֣ר אָנֹכִ֣י עִמָּ֑/ךְ תּ֝וֹשָׁ֗ב כְּ/כָל אֲבוֹתָֽ/י
End of ps chapter 39.