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What Is the Measure of My Days?
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# Chapter 39
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1. I said, "I will guard my ways,
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that I may not sin with my tongue;
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I will guard my mouth with a muzzle,
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so long as the wicked are in my presence."
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2. I was mute and silent;
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I held my peace to no avail,
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and my distress grew worse.
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3. My heart became hot within me.
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As I mused, the fire burned;
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then I spoke with my tongue:
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4. "O LORD, make me know my end
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and what is the measure of my days;
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let me know how fleeting I am!
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5. Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths,
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and my lifetime is as nothing before you.
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Surely all mankind stands as a mere breath! Selah
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6. Surely a man goes about as a shadow!
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Surely for nothing they are in turmoil;
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man heaps up wealth and does not know who will gather!
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7. "And now, O Lord, for what do I wait?
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My hope is in you.
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8. Deliver me from all my transgressions.
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Do not make me the scorn of the fool!
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9. I am mute; I do not open my mouth,
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for it is you who have done it.
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10. Remove your stroke from me;
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I am spent by the hostility of your hand.
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11. When you discipline a man
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with rebukes for sin,
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you consume like a moth what is dear to him;
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surely all mankind is a mere breath! Selah
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12. "Hear my prayer, O LORD,
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and give ear to my cry;
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hold not your peace at my tears!
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For I am a sojourner with you,
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a guest, like all my fathers.
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13. Look away from me, that I may smile again,
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before I depart and am no more!"
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