Psalms 39:6-13

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

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

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

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

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

¹¹When you discipline us, reprimanding us for our sins, it's like a moth eating up what is precious to us. All of us are just a breath… Selah.

¹²Please hear my prayer, Lord! Listen to my cry for help! Don't be deaf to my weeping. Please treat me as your guest, passing through, just like my forefathers.

¹³Please leave me alone so I can be cheerful again, before I am dead and gone.