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1 I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.
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2 I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
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3 My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,
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4 LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is: that I may know how frail I am.
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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.
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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.
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7 And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
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8 Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.
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9 I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.
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10 Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.
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11 When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.
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12 Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
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13 O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.
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- 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.”
- 2 I was mute and silent, I refrained 'even from good, And my sorrow grew worse.
- 3 My heart was hot within me, While I was musing the fire burned; Then I spoke with my tongue:
- 4 “LORD, make me to know my end And what is the extent of my days; Let me know how transient I am.
- 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.
- 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.
- 7 “And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.
- 8 “Deliver me from all my transgressions; Make me not the reproach of the foolish.
- 9 “I have become mute, I do not open my mouth, Because it is You who have done it.
- 10 “Remove Your plague from me; Because of the opposition of Your hand I am perishing.
- 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.
- 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.
- 13 “Turn Your gaze away from me, that I may smile {again Before I depart and am no more.”
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