39:1  I said, "I will guard my ways That I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth as with a muzzle While the wicked are in my presence."

39:2  I was mute and silent, I refrained {even} from good, And my sorrow grew worse.

39:3  My heart was hot within me, While I was musing the fire burned; {Then} I spoke with my tongue:

39:4  "LORD, make me to know my end And what is the extent of my days; Let me know how transient I am.

39:5  "Behold, You have made my days {as} handbreadths, And my lifetime as nothing in Your sight; Surely every man at his best is a mere breath. Selah.

39:6  "Surely every man walks about as a phantom; Surely they make an uproar for nothing; He amasses {riches} and does not know who will gather them.

39:7  "And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.

39:8  "Deliver me from all my transgressions; Make me not the reproach of the foolish.

39:9  "I have become mute, I do not open my mouth, Because it is You who have done {it.}

39:10  "Remove Your plague from me; Because of the opposition of Your hand I am perishing.

39:11  "With reproofs You chasten a man for iniquity; You consume as a moth what is precious to him; Surely every man is a mere breath. Selah.

39:12  "Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry; Do not be silent at my tears; For I am a stranger with You, A sojourner like all my fathers.

39:13  "Turn Your gaze away from me, that I may smile {again} Before I depart and am no more."