0 To the choirmaster: to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
1 I said, "I will guard my ways, that I may not sin with my tongue; I will bridle my mouth, so long as the wicked are in my presence."
2 I was dumb and silent, I held my peace to no avail; my distress grew worse,
3 my heart became hot within me. As I mused, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue:
4 "LORD, let me know my end, and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is!
5 Behold, thou hast made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing in thy sight. Surely every man stands as a mere breath! [Selah]
6 Surely man goes about as a shadow! Surely for nought are they in turmoil; man heaps up, and knows not who will gather!
7 "And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in thee.
8 Deliver me from all my transgressions. Make me not the scorn of the fool!
9 I am dumb, I do not open my mouth; for it is thou who hast done it.
10 Remove thy stroke from me; I am spent by the blows of thy hand.
11 When thou dost chasten man with rebukes for sin, thou dost consume like a moth what is dear to him; surely every man is a mere breath! [Selah]
12 "Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears! For I am thy passing guest, a sojourner, like all my fathers.
13 Look away from me, that I may know gladness, 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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