Psalms 39:5-10 in English

⁵ Behold, thou hast made my days as handbreadths; And my life-time is as nothing before thee: Surely every man at his best estate is altogether vanity. Selah

⁶ Surely every man walketh in a vain show; Surely they are disquieted in vain: He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

⁷ And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope is in thee.

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

⁹ I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; Because thou didst it.

¹⁰ Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thy hand.

⁵ Blessed is the man whose hope is the name of the Lord, and who has not regarded vanities and false frenzies.

⁶ O Lord my God, thou hast multiplied thy wonderful works, and in thy thoughts there is none who shall be likened to thee: I declared and spoke of them: they exceeded number.

⁷ Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not; but a body hast thou prepared me: whole-burnt-offering and sacrifice for sin thou didst not require.

⁸ Then I said, Behold, I come: in the volume of the book it is written concerning me,

⁹ I desired to do thy will, O my God, and thy law in the midst of mine heart.

¹⁰ I have preached righteousness in the great congregation; lo! I will not refrain my lips; O Lord, thou knowest my righteousness.

⁵ Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.

⁶ Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

⁷ And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

⁸ Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.

⁹ I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.

¹⁰ Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.

⁵ Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.

⁶ Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

⁷ And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

⁸ Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.

⁹ I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.

¹⁰ Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.

⁵ O Lord my God, you have multiplied your wonderful works, and in your thoughts there is none who shall be likened to you: I declared and spoke of them: they exceeded number.

⁶ Sacrifice and offering you would not; but a body have you prepared me: whole burnt offering and sacrifice for sin you did not require.

⁷ Then I said, Behold, I come: in the volume of the book it is written concerning me,

⁸ I desired to do your will, O my God, and your law in the midst of my heart.

⁹ I have preached righteousness in the great congregation; behold! I will not refrain my lips; O Lord, you know my righteousness.

¹⁰ I have not hid your truth within my heart, and I have declared your salvation; I have not hid your mercy and your truth from the great congregation.

⁵ Behold, thou hast made my days as handbreadths; and mine age is as nothing before thee: surely every man at his best estate is altogether vanity. Selah

⁶ Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

⁷ And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

⁸ Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.

⁹ I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.

¹⁰ Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.

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.

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.

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.

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.

⁹ I did not say anything when you punished me, because I knew that you were the one who caused me to suffer.

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.

⁵ O Lord my God, you have multiplied your wonderful works, and in your thoughts there is none who shall be likened to you: I declared and spoke of them: they exceeded number.

⁶ Sacrifice and offering you would not; but a body have you prepared me: whole burnt offering and sacrifice for sin you did not require.

⁷ Then I said, Behold, I come: in the volume of the book it is written concerning me,

⁸ I desired to do your will, O my God, and your law in the midst of my heart.

⁹ I have preached righteousness in the great congregation; behold! I will not refrain my lips; O Lord, you know my righteousness.

¹⁰ I have not hid your truth within my heart, and I have declared your salvation; I have not hid your mercy and your truth from the great congregation.

⁵ Behold, you have made my days hand widths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath.” Selah.

⁶ “Surely every man walks like a shadow. Surely they busy themselves in vain. He heaps up, and doesn’t know who shall gather.

⁷ Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.

⁸ Deliver me from all my transgressions. Don’t make me the reproach of the foolish.

⁹ I was mute. I didn’t open my mouth, because you did it.

¹⁰ Remove your scourge away from me. I am overcome by the blow of your hand.

⁵ Behold, you have made my days hand widths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath.” Selah.

⁶ “Surely every man walks like a shadow. Surely they busy themselves in vain. He heaps up, and doesn’t know who shall gather.

⁷ Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.

⁸ Deliver me from all my transgressions. Don’t make me the reproach of the foolish.

⁹ I was mute. I didn’t open my mouth, because you did it.

¹⁰ Remove your scourge away from me. I am overcome by the blow of your hand.

⁵ Behold, you have made my days hand widths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath.” Selah.

⁶ “Surely every man walks like a shadow. Surely they busy themselves in vain. He heaps up, and doesn’t know who shall gather.

⁷ Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.

⁸ Deliver me from all my transgressions. Don’t make me the reproach of the foolish.

⁹ I was mute. I didn’t open my mouth, because you did it.

¹⁰ Remove your scourge away from me. I am overcome by the blow of your hand.

⁵ You have made my days no longer than a hand's measure; and my years are nothing in your eyes; truly, every man is but a breath. (Selah.)

⁶ Truly, every man goes on his way like an image; he is troubled for no purpose: he makes a great store of wealth, and has no knowledge of who will get it.

⁷ And now, Lord, what am I waiting for? my hope is in you.

⁸ Make me free from all my sins; do not let me be shamed by the man of evil behaviour.

⁹ I was quiet, and kept my mouth shut; because you had done it.

¹⁰ No longer let your hand be hard on me; I am wasted by the blows of your hand.

⁵ Behold, thou hast made my days as hand-breadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before thee; verily, every man, even the high placed, is altogether vanity. Selah.

⁶ Verily, man walketh in a vain show; verily they are disquieted in vain; he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

⁷ And now, what wait I for, Lord? my hope is in thee.

⁸ Deliver me from all my transgressions; make me not the reproach of the foolish.

⁹ I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; for thou hast done it.

¹⁰ Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thy hand.

⁵ Blessed is the man whose trust is in the name of the Lord; and who hath not had regard to vanities, and lying follies.

⁶ Thou hast multiplied thy wonderful works, O Lord my God: and in thy thoughts there is no one like to thee. I have declared and I have spoken they are multiplied above number.

⁷ Sacrifice and oblation thou didst not desire; but thou hast pierced ears for me. Burnt offering and sin offering thou didst not require:

⁸ Then said I, Behold I come. In the head of the book it is written of me

⁹ That I should do thy will: O my God, I have desired it, and thy law in the midst of my heart.

¹⁰ I have declared thy justice in a great church, lo, I will not restrain my lips: O Lord, thou knowest it.

⁵ Just look at the tiny amount of days you have given me! In your eyes my whole lifetime is like nothing. Our lives here are just a breath… Selah.

⁶ Human beings are just shadows walking around. They pointlessly rush through life, trying to pile up possessions without knowing who will get them.

⁷ So Lord, what am I looking for? I put my hope in you.

⁸ Save me from my rebellion. Don't let me be mocked by fools.

⁹ I will stay quiet, I won't say a word, for it's you who has done this to me.

¹⁰ Please stop hitting me! Your beating has worn me out!

⁵ Beholde, 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.

⁶ Doubtlesse man walketh in a shadowe, and disquieteth himselfe in vaine: he heapeth vp riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them.

⁷ And now Lord, what wait I for? mine hope is euen in thee.

⁸ Deliuer me from all my transgressions, and make me not a rebuke vnto the foolish.

⁹ I should haue bene dumme, and not haue opened my mouth, because thou didest it.

¹⁰ Take thy plague away from mee: for I am consumed by the stroke of thine hand.

⁵ (39-6) Behold, Thou hast made my days as hand-breadths; and mine age is as nothing before Thee; surely every man at his best estate is altogether vanity. Selah

⁶ (39-7) Surely man walketh as a mere semblance; surely for vanity they are in turmoil; he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

⁷ (39-8) And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope, it is in Thee.

⁸ (39-9) Deliver me from all my transgressions; make me not the reproach of the base.

⁹ (39-10) I am dumb, I open not my mouth; because Thou hast done it.

¹⁰ (39-11) Remove Thy stroke from off me; I am consumed by the blow of Thy hand.

⁵ Behold, thou hast made my days as a handbreadth; And mine age is as nothing before thee: Verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.

⁶ Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: Surely they are disquieted in vain: He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

⁷ And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope is in thee.

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

⁹ I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; Because thou didst it.

¹⁰ Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.

⁵ (39:6) Behold, measured out with the span hast thou made my days; and my whole duration is nothing before thee: yea, as nothing but vanity doth every man stand here. Selah.

⁶ (39:7) As nothing but a shadowy image doth man walk about, yea, for vanity only do all make a noise: he heapeth up his gains, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

⁷ (39:8) And now, what shall I wait for, O Lord? my hope is in thee.

⁸ (39:9) From all my transgressions deliver thou me: render me not the object of reproach of the worthless.

⁹ (39:10) I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou hadst done it.

¹⁰ (39:11) Remove thou thy plague away from me: from the blows of thy hand am I consumed.

⁵ Blessed is the man whose hope is the name of the Lord, And who has not regarded vanities and false frenzies.

⁶ O Lord my God, thou hast multiplied thy wonderful works, And in thy thoughts there is none who shall be likened to thee: I declared and spoke of them: they exceeded number.

⁷ Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not; But a body hast thou prepared me: Whole burnt offering and sacrifice for sin thou didst not require.

⁸ Then I said, Behold, I come: In the volume of the book it is written concerning me,

⁹ I desired to do thy will, O my God, And thy law in the midst of my heart.

¹⁰ I have preached righteousness in the great congregation; Lo! I will not refrain my lips; O Lord, thou knowest my righteousness.

⁵ Behold, thou hast made my days as a hand-breadth, And my life is as nothing before thee; Yea, every man in his firmest state is altogether vanity. Pause.

⁶ Surely every man walketh in a vain show; Surely he disquieteth himself in vain; He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

⁷ What, then, O Lord! is my hope? My hope is in thee!

⁸ Deliver me from all my transgressions; Let me not be the reproach of scoffers!

⁹ Yet I am dumb; I open not my mouth; For thou hast done it!

¹⁰ But remove from me thine infliction; For I am perishing by the blow of thine hand.

⁵ See! My days you have made but a span, and my life is as nothing before you. It is but as a breath that everyone stands: Selah

⁶ it is but in mere semblance we walk to and fro, and all our noise is for nothing. We heap up, and know not who will gather.”

⁷ And now, what wait I for, Lord? My hope is in you.

⁸ From all my transgressions deliver me; make me not the scorn of the fool.

⁹ I am dumb, never opening my mouth, for this is your own doing.

¹⁰ Remove your stroke from off me: by the might of your hand I am spent.

⁵ See! My days you have made but a span, and my life is as nothing before you. It is but as a breath that everyone stands: Selah

⁶ it is but in mere semblance we walk to and fro, and all our noise is for nothing. We heap up, and know not who will gather.”

⁷ And now, what wait I for, Lord? My hope is in you.

⁸ From all my transgressions deliver me; make me not the scorn of the fool.

⁹ I am dumb, never opening my mouth, for this is your own doing.

¹⁰ Remove your stroke from off me: by the might of your hand I am spent.

⁵ Behold, you have made my days hand widths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath.” Selah ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

⁶ “Surely every man walks like a shadow. Surely they busy themselves in vain. He heaps up, and does not know who shall gather.

⁷ Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.

⁸ Deliver me from all my transgressions. Don’t make me the reproach of the foolish.

⁹ I was mute. I didn’t open my mouth, because you did it.

¹⁰ Remove your scourge away from me. I am overcome by the blow of your hand.

⁵ See, you have made my days only the width of my hand, and my lifetime is like nothing before you. Surely every man is a single breath. Selah

⁶ Surely every man walks about like a shadow. Surely everyone hurries about to accumulate riches although they do not know who will receive them.

⁷ Now, Lord, for what am I waiting? You are my only hope.

⁸ Rescue me from my sins; do not make me the reproach of fools.

⁹ I am silent and cannot open my mouth, because it is you who has done it.

¹⁰ Stop wounding me; I am overwhelmed by the blow of your hand.

⁵ Behold, you have made my days hand widths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath.” Selah.

⁶ “Surely every man walks like a shadow. Surely they busy themselves in vain. He heaps up, and doesn’t know who shall gather.

⁷ Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.

⁸ Deliver me from all my transgressions. Don’t make me the reproach of the foolish.

⁹ I was mute. I didn’t open my mouth, because you did it.

¹⁰ Remove your scourge away from me. I am overcome by the blow of your hand.

⁵ Behold, you have made my days hand widths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath.” Selah.

⁶ “Surely every man walks like a shadow. Surely they busy themselves in vain. He heaps up, and doesn’t know who shall gather.

⁷ Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.

⁸ Deliver me from all my transgressions. Don’t make me the reproach of the foolish.

⁹ I was mute. I didn’t open my mouth, because you did it.

¹⁰ Remove your scourge away from me. I am overcome by the blow of your hand.

⁵ Behold, thou hast made my days as a hand-breadth; and my age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.

⁶ Surely every man walketh in a vain show: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches , and knoweth not who shall gather them.

⁷ And now, LORD, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

⁸ Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.

⁹ I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it .

¹⁰ Remove thy stroke away from me; I am consumed by the blow of thy hand.

⁵ Behold, you have made my days hand widths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath.” Selah.

⁶ “Surely every man walks like a shadow. Surely they busy themselves in vain. He heaps up, and doesn’t know who shall gather.

⁷ Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.

⁸ Deliver me from all my transgressions. Don’t make me the reproach of the foolish.

⁹ I was mute. I didn’t open my mouth, because you did it.

¹⁰ Remove your scourge away from me. I am overcome by the blow of your hand.

⁵ Behold, you have made my days hand widths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath.” Selah.

⁶ “Surely every man walks like a shadow. Surely they busy themselves in vain. He heaps up, and doesn’t know who shall gather.

⁷ Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.

⁸ Deliver me from all my transgressions. Don’t make me the reproach of the foolish.

⁹ I was mute. I didn’t open my mouth, because you did it.

¹⁰ Remove your scourge away from me. I am overcome by the blow of your hand.

⁵ Lo! thou hast set or put my days measurable; and my substance is as nought before thee. Nevertheless all vanity; each man living.

⁶ Nevertheless a man passeth in an image; but also he is troubled vainly. He treasureth; and he know not, to whom he shall gather those things.

⁷ And now which is mine abiding? whether not the Lord? and my substance is at thee.

⁸ Deliver thou me from all my wickednesses; thou hast given me as a shame to the unknowing.

⁹ I was dumb, and opened not my mouth; for thou hast made this happen,

¹⁰ remove thou thy wounds from me. From the strength of thine hand I failed in blamings;

⁵ Lo! thou hast set my days measurable; and my substance is as nought before thee. Nevertheless all vanity; each man living. (Behold! thou hast made my days able to be measured, (or counted); and my substance is like but nothing before thee, yea, (but a puff of air). And all is emptiness, (or uselessness); for each person alive.)

⁶ Nevertheless a man passeth in an image; but also he is troubled vainly. He treasureth; and he know not, to whom he shall gather those things. (And a person passeth by like a shadow; and he travaileth, or laboureth, in vain, that is, he worketh for nothing. For he buildeth up treasure; yet he truly knoweth not, for whom he gathered those things.)

⁷ And now which is mine abiding? whether not the Lord? and my substance is at thee. (And now, who do I wait for? is it not for the Lord? for my hope is in thee.)

⁸ Deliver thou me from all my wickednesses; thou hast given me (as a) shame to the unknowing. (Rescue thou me or Save thou me from all of my wickednesses; thou hast made me a shame, or a reproach, to the ignorant.)

⁹ I was dumb, and opened not my mouth; for thou hast made (this happen), (But I was dumb, and did not open my mouth; for thou hast done this.)

¹⁰ remove thou thy wounds from me. From the strength of thine hand I failed in blamings; (Cease thou from wounding me; for I am failing from the strokes of thy hand.)

⁵ Lo, handbreadths Thou hast made my days, And mine age is as nothing before Thee, Only, all vanity is every man set up. Selah.

⁶ Only, in an image doth each walk habitually, Only, in vain, they are disquieted, He heapeth up and knoweth not who gathereth them.

⁷ And, now, what have I expected? O Lord, my hope — it is of Thee.

⁸ From all my transgressions deliver me, A reproach of the fool make me not.

⁹ I have been dumb, I open not my mouth, Because Thou — Thou hast done it.

¹⁰ Turn aside from off me Thy stroke, From the striving of Thy hand I have been consumed.