2 I said, "I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin; I will muzzle my mouth in front of the wicked."
3 So I did. But as I kept silent, their happiness made my anguish grow.
4 My heart began to burn within, and finally, I blurted out:
5 "Lord, let me know when my end will come, let me know the number of my days; show me how frail and fleeting is my life."
6 You allow me to live but a short span; before you, all my years are nothing. Human existence is a mere whiff of breath.
7 Humans are mere shadows that go about relentlessly. Being but a breath they toil and rake in wealth, not knowing who will take it next.
8 But now, O Lord, what do I await? All my hope rests in you.
9 Rescue me from all my sins and let me not be derided by fools.
10 I shall keep silent and not open my mouth, since this is your work.
11 Only remove from me your scourge; for I am done in with your blows.
12 When you want to correct the mortals and punish their sin, you eat like moth what they hold dear. Mortals are a mere puff of wind!
13 Hear, O Lord, my supplication, listen to my cry for protection; do not be deaf to my lamentation. For I dwell with you as an alien - a pilgrim, as all my ancestors have been.
14 Turn from me awhile, that I may find relief, before I depart and be no more."
Versículos relacionados com Psalms, 39:
Psalm 39 is a psalm of lamentation, where the psalmist expresses his anguish in the face of the brevity of life and the inevitability of death. He calls for God for help and guidance, recognizing that his life is fragile and fleeting. Below are five Bible verses related to the topics addressed in this Psalm:
Job 14:5 - "Since your days are determined, with you is the number of your months; and you have set you boundaries, so that you will not pass beyond them." This verse talks about the brevity of life and how a person's days are told and limited by God.
Psalm 90:12 - "Teach us to tell our days in such a way that we reach wise hearts." This verse highlights the importance of recognizing the brevity of life and living wisely while you have time.
Hebrews 9:27 - "And just as men are ordered to die once, after that, judgment." This verse talks about the inevitability of death and judgment.
Psalm 119:25 - "My soul is attached to dust; quickens me according to your word." This verse reflects the same sensation as the psalmist that life is fragile and fleeting and cries to God for life and guidance.
John 11:25-26-"Jesus said unto him, I am the resurrection and life. He who believes in me, even though he dies, shall live; and all who lives and believes in me will not die, forever. Do you believe this?" This verse points to the hope of resurrection and eternal life through Jesus Christ.
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