Let me know my end
I said: I'll watch my ways so I don't sin with my tongue. I'll keep a bridle on my mouth while the wicked man is before me. I was silent and quiet. I kept still even from good, and my pain was stirred up. My heart was hot inside me. While I was thinking it over the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue: Lord, let me know my end and the measure of my days, so I know how short a time I have. Look — you've made my days a handspan, and my lifetime is nothing before you. Every man at his best is only a breath. Selah. A man walks about like a shadow, no question. They get worked up for nothing. He piles up riches and doesn't know who'll gather them. And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you. Deliver me of all my rebellions. Don't make me an insult in the mouth of the fool. I was silent. I didn't open my mouth, because you're the one who did it. Take your stroke away from me. I am consumed by the blow of your hand. When you correct a man with rebukes for wrongdoing, you make what he loves waste away like a moth. Every man is only a breath. Selah. Hear my prayer, LORD, and listen to my cry; don't be silent at my tears. I am a stranger with you, a traveller like all my fathers were. Turn your gaze from me, so I can get some strength back before I go and I'm not here any more.
I said: I'll watch my ways so I don't sin with my tongue. I'll keep a bridle on my mouth while the wicked man is in front of me. I went dumb and quiet. I kept still even from good, and my pain was stirred up. My heart was hot inside me. While I was thinking it over the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue: Lord, let me know my end and the measure of my days, so I know how short a time I've got. Look — you've made my days a handspan, and my lifetime is nothing in front of you. Every man at his best is only a breath. A man walks about like a shadow, no question. They get worked up for nothing. He piles up riches and doesn't know who'll gather them. And now, Master, what do I wait for? My hope is in you. Get me out of all my rebellions. Don't make me an insult in the mouth of the fool. I went dumb. I didn't open my mouth, because you're the one who did it. Take your blow away from me. I'm finished by the stroke of your hand. When you set a man straight with a telling-off over wrongdoing, you make what he loves waste away like a moth. Every man is only a breath, no question. Hear my prayer, Lord, and turn your ear to my cry. Don't keep quiet over my tears. Because I'm a stranger with you, a traveller like all my fathers. Turn your look off me, so I can get some strength back before I go and I'm not here any more.
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. I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred. My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue, LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is: that I may know how frail I am. 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. 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. And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee. Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish. I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it. Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand. 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. 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. O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.
I said: I'll watch my ways so I don't sin with my tongue. I'll keep a bridle on my mouth while the wicked man is before me.
I said: I'll watch my ways so I don't sin with my tongue. I'll keep a bridle on my mouth while the wicked man is in front of me.
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.
I was silent and quiet. I kept still even from good, and my pain was stirred up.
I went dumb and quiet. I kept still even from good, and my pain was stirred up.
I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
My heart was hot inside me. While I was thinking it over the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue:
My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,
Lord, let me know my end and the measure of my days, so I know how short a time I have.
Lord, let me know my end and the measure of my days, so I know how short a time I've got.
LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is: that I may know how frail I am.
Look — you've made my days a handspan, and my lifetime is nothing before you. Every man at his best is only a breath. Selah.
Look — you've made my days a handspan, and my lifetime is nothing in front of you. Every man at his best is only a breath.
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.
A man walks about like a shadow, no question. They get worked up for nothing. He piles up riches and doesn't know who'll gather them.
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.
And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.
And now, Master, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.
And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
Deliver me of all my rebellions. Don't make me an insult in the mouth of the fool.
Get me out of all my rebellions. Don't make me an insult in the mouth of the fool.
Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.
I was silent. I didn't open my mouth, because you're the one who did it.
I went dumb. I didn't open my mouth, because you're the one who did it.
I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.
Take your stroke away from me. I am consumed by the blow of your hand.
Take your blow away from me. I'm finished by the stroke of your hand.
Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.
When you correct a man with rebukes for wrongdoing, you make what he loves waste away like a moth. Every man is only a breath. Selah.
When you set a man straight with a telling-off over wrongdoing, you make what he loves waste away like a moth. Every man is only a breath, no question.
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.
Hear my prayer, LORD, and listen to my cry; don't be silent at my tears. I am a stranger with you, a traveller like all my fathers were.
Hear my prayer, Lord, and turn your ear to my cry. Don't keep quiet over my tears. Because I'm a stranger with you, a traveller like all my fathers.
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.
Turn your gaze from me, so I can get some strength back before I go and I'm not here any more.
Turn your look off me, so I can get some strength back before I go and I'm not here any more.
O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.