Psalms 39:9-13 ▼

9 “I am mute, I do not open my mouth, Because it is You who has done it.

10 “Remove Your plague from me; I am wasting away because of the conflict and opposition of Your hand.

11 “With rebukes You discipline man for sin; You consume like a moth what is precious to him; Surely every man is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]. Selah.

12 “Hear my prayer, O LORD, and listen to my cry; Do not be silent at my tears; For I am Your temporary guest, A sojourner like all my fathers.

13 “O look away from me, that I may smile and again know joy Before I depart and am no more.”