Psalms 39

1 To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. 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.

大衛的詩，交與伶長耶杜頓。 我曾說：我要謹慎我的言行， 免得我舌頭犯罪； 惡人在我面前的時候， 我要用嚼環勒住我的口。

2 I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

我默然無聲，連好話也不出口； 我的愁苦就發動了，

3 My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then I spoke with my tongue,

我的心在我裏面發熱。 我默想的時候，火就燒起， 我便用舌頭說話。

4 LORD, make me to know my end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.

耶和華啊，求你叫我曉得我身之終！ 我的壽數幾何？ 叫我知道我的生命不長！

5 Behold, thou hast made my days as an hand breadth; and my age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. (Selah)

你使我的年日窄如手掌； 我一生的年數，在你面前如同無有。 各人最穩妥的時候，真是全然虛幻。 (細拉)

6 Surely every man walketh in a vain show: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

世人行動實係幻影。 他們忙亂，真是枉然； 積蓄財寶，不知將來有誰收取。

7 And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

主啊，如今我等甚麼呢？ 我的指望在乎你！

8 Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.

求你救我脫離一切的過犯， 不要使我受愚頑人的羞辱。

9 I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.

因我所遭遇的是出於你， 我就默然不語。

10 Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thy hand.

求你把你的責罰從我身上免去； 因你手的責打，我便消滅。

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)

你因人的罪惡懲罰他的時候， 叫他的笑容消滅，如衣被蟲所咬。 世人真是虛幻！ (細拉)

12 Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

耶和華啊，求你聽我的禱告， 留心聽我的呼求！ 我流淚，求你不要靜默無聲！ 因為我在你面前是客旅， 是寄居的，像我列祖一般。

13 O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I depart, and be no more.

求你寬容我， 使我在去而不返之先可以力量復原。