1 I said, " I will be careful about
what I do
and will not let my tongue make
me sin;
I will not say anything
while evil people are near."
2 I kept quiet, not saying a word,
not even about anything good!
But my suffering only grew worse,
3 and I was overcome with
anxiety.
The more I thought, the more
troubled I became;
I could not keep from asking:
4 "LORD, how iong will I live?
When will I die?
Tell me how soon my life
will end."
5 How short you have made my life!
In your sight my lifetime seems
nothing.
Indeed every living being is no
6 more than a shadow.
All we do is for nothing;
we gather wealth, but don't
know who will get it.
7 What, then, can I hope for, LORD?
I put my hope in you.
8 Save me from all my sins,
and don't let fools make fun
of me.
9 I will keep quiet, I will not say a
word,
for you are the one who made
me suffer like this.
10 Don't punish me any more!
I am about to die from your
blows.
11 You punish our sins by your
rebukes,
and like a moth you destroy
what we love.
Indeed we are no more than a puff
of wind!
12 Hear my prayer, LORD,
and listen to my cry;
come to my aid when I weep.
Like all my ancestors
I am only your guest for a little
while.
13 Leave me alone so that I may have
some happiness
before I go away and am no
more.
what I do
and will not let my tongue make
me sin;
I will not say anything
while evil people are near."
2 I kept quiet, not saying a word,
not even about anything good!
But my suffering only grew worse,
3 and I was overcome with
anxiety.
The more I thought, the more
troubled I became;
I could not keep from asking:
4 "LORD, how iong will I live?
When will I die?
Tell me how soon my life
will end."
5 How short you have made my life!
In your sight my lifetime seems
nothing.
Indeed every living being is no
6 more than a shadow.
All we do is for nothing;
we gather wealth, but don't
know who will get it.
7 What, then, can I hope for, LORD?
I put my hope in you.
8 Save me from all my sins,
and don't let fools make fun
of me.
9 I will keep quiet, I will not say a
word,
for you are the one who made
me suffer like this.
10 Don't punish me any more!
I am about to die from your
blows.
11 You punish our sins by your
rebukes,
and like a moth you destroy
what we love.
Indeed we are no more than a puff
of wind!
12 Hear my prayer, LORD,
and listen to my cry;
come to my aid when I weep.
Like all my ancestors
I am only your guest for a little
while.
13 Leave me alone so that I may have
some happiness
before I go away and am no
more.