Tehillim 39 - Chapter 39 - Psalm 39

Lamnatsêach lidutun mizmor ledavid
Amárti eshmerá derachai mechato vilshoni, eshmera lefi mach’som beod rashá lenegdi
Neelámti dumiiá, hecheshêti mitov, ucheevi necar
Cham libi bekirbi bahaguigui tiv’ar esh, dibarti bilshoni
Hodiêni Adonai kitsi umidat iamai ma hi, edeá me chadel áni
Hine tefachot natáta iamai, vecheldi cheáyin negdêcha, ach col hével col adam nitsav sêla
Ach betsélem yit’halech ish, ach hével iehemaiun, yitsbor velo iedá mi ossefam
Veata ma kiviti Adonai, tochalti lechá hi
Micol peshaai hatsilêni, cherpat naval al tessimêni
Neelámti lo eftach pi, ki ata assita
Hasser mealai nig’êcha, mitigrat iadechá ani chalíti
Betochachot al avon yissárta ish vatémes caash chamudo, ach hével col adam sêla
Shim’á tefilati Adonai, veshav’ati haazína, el dim’ati al techerash, ki guer anochi imach, toshav kechol avotai
Hasha mimeni veavlíga, betérem elech veenêni

1. To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.
2. I said, I will take heed to my ways, so that I should not sin with my tongue; I will muzzle my mouth, while the wicked man is before me.
3. I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, had no comfort, and my pain was stirred up.
4. My heart was hot within me; while I was musing the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue,
5. Lord, let me know my end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.
6. Behold, you have made my days like handbreadths; and my age is nothing before you; truly every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
7. Surely every man walks in a vain show; surely they are disquieted in vain; he heaps up riches, and does not know who shall gather them.
8. And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you.
9. Save me from all my transgressions; do not make me the scorn of the villain.
10. I am dumb, I do not open my mouth; because it is you who did it.
11. Remove your stroke away from me; I am consumed by the blow of your hand.
12. When you, with rebukes, chastise man for iniquity, you make his beauty consume away like a moth; surely every man is vanity. Selah.
13. Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry; do not keep silence at my tears; for I am a stranger with you, and a sojourner, like all my fathers were.
14. Look away from me, that I may recover brightness, before I depart and be no more.

A prayer for one who is suffering, For success in spiritual matters

David's prayer bewailing his suffering. But it is not suffering itself that pains him, rather he is saddened by its disturbing his Torah study. For man's days are few, "and if not now, when (will he study)?" for he may die, today or tomorrow. He therefore requests that his suffering be removed, to enable him to study Torah and acquire a place in the World to Come.