Psalms 39 — T4T

A psalm written by David for Jeduthun, the choir director

39Verse 1I said to myself, “I will be careful not to sin by the things that I say [MTY].
I will not say anything to complainwhile wicked people are near to me and can hear me.”^{Verse 2}So I was completely silent [DOU], and I did not even talk about things that were good,but it was useless, because I began to suffer even more.^{Verse 3}I became very anxious/worried [IDM].As I thought about my troubles, I became more worried.Then finally I said [MTY],^{Verse 4}“Yahweh, show/tell me how long I will live.Tell me when I will die.
Tell me how many years I will live!^{Verse 5}It seems that you have caused me to live only a short time;◄my lifetime/all the time that I have lived► seems like nothing to you.
The time that all we humans live is as short as [MET] a puff of wind.(Think about that!)^{Verse 6}Then we disappear like a shadow does.It seems that all that we do is for nothing/useless.
We sometimes get a lot of money, but we do not know who will get it after we die.^{Verse 7}So now, Yahweh, if I expect [RHQ] to receive blessings from other people, I will be disappointed.You are the only one from whom I confidently expect to receive blessings.^{Verse 8}Save me from being punished for all the sins that I have committed.And do not allow foolish people to make fun of me.^{Verse 9}I did not say anything when you punished me,because I knew that you were the one who caused me to suffer.^{Verse 10}But now, please stop punishing me!If you do not do that, I am about to die because of the ways that you [SYN] have struck/afflicted me.^{Verse 11}When you rebuke someone and punish him for the sin that he has committed,you destroy the things that ◄he loves/are precious to him►, like moths’ larva destroy clothing.
Our lives disappear like a puff of wind.(Think about that!)^{Verse 12}Yahweh, listen to me while I pray;pay attention to me while I cry out to you.
Help me while I am crying.I am here on the earth for only a short time,like all my ancestors.^{Verse 13}Now please leave me alone, and do not punish me any morein order that I may smile and be happy for a while before I die. [EUP, DOU]”