Psalm 39.

Psalm 39 (Good News Translation)
 

1I said, I will be careful about what I do
and will not let my tongue make me sin;
I will not say anything
while evil people are near. 2I kept quiet, not saying a word,
not even about anything good!
But my suffering only grew worse, 3and I was overcome with anxiety.
The more I thought, the more troubled I became;
I could not keep from asking:  4Lord, how long will I live?
When will I die?
Tell me how soon my life will end. 5How short you have made my life!
In your sight my lifetime seems nothing.
Indeed every living being is no more than a puff of wind, 6no more than a
shadow.
All we do is for nothing;
we gather wealth, but don't know who will get it. 7What, then, can I hope
for, Lord?
I put my hope in you. 8Save me from all my sins,
and don't let fools make fun of me. 9I will keep quiet, I will not say a
word,
for you are the one who made me suffer like this. 10Don't punish me any
more!
I am about to die from your blows. 11You punish our sins by your rebukes,
and like a moth you destroy what we love.
Indeed we are no more than a puff of wind! 12Hear my prayer, Lord,
and listen to my cry;
come to my aid when I weep.
Like all my ancestors
I am only your guest for a little while. 13Leave me alone so that I may
have some happiness
before I go away and am no more.

 

God bless you.