To the chief Musician ^{5329 , 8764} , +FO even to Jeduthun ³⁰³⁸ , A Psalm ⁴²¹⁰ of David ¹⁷³² . # I said ^{559 , 8804} , I will take heed ^{8104 , 8799} to my ways ¹⁸⁷⁰ , that I sin ^{2398 , 8800} not with my tongue ³⁹⁵⁶ : I will keep ^{8104 , 8799} my mouth ⁶³¹⁰ with a bridle ⁴²⁶⁹ , while the wicked ⁷⁵⁶³ is before me. [my mouth...: Heb. a bridle, or, muzzle for my mouth]

My heart ³⁸²⁰ was hot ^{2552 , 8804} within ⁷¹³⁰ me, while I was musing ¹⁹⁰¹ the fire ⁷⁸⁴ burned ^{1197 , 8799} : then # ²²⁷ spake ^{1696 , 8765} I with my tongue ³⁹⁵⁶ ,

LORD ³⁰⁶⁸ , make me to know ^{3045 , 8685} mine end ⁷⁰⁹³ , and the measure ⁴⁰⁶⁰ of my days ³¹¹⁷ , what it is; that I may know ^{3045 , 8799} how frail ²³¹⁰ I am . [how...: or, what time I have here]

Behold, thou hast made ^{5414 , 8804} my days ³¹¹⁷ as an handbreadth ²⁹⁴⁷ ; and mine age ²⁴⁶⁵ is as nothing before thee: verily every ³⁶⁰⁵ man ¹²⁰ at his best state ^{5324 , 8737} is altogether ³⁶⁰⁵ vanity ¹⁸⁹² . Selah ⁵⁵⁴² . [at...: Heb. settled]

Surely every man ³⁷⁶ walketh ^{1980 , 8691} in a vain shew ⁶⁷⁵⁴ : surely they are disquieted ^{1993 , 8799} in vain ¹⁸⁹² : he heapeth up ^{6651 , 8799} riches , and knoweth ^{3045 , 8799} not who shall gather ^{622 , 8802} them. [a vain...: Heb. an image]

And now, Lord ¹³⁶ , what wait ^{6960 , 8765} I for? my hope ⁸⁴³¹ is in thee.

Deliver ^{5337 , 8685} me from all my transgressions ⁶⁵⁸⁸ : make ^{7760 , 8799} me not the reproach ²⁷⁸¹ of the foolish ⁵⁰³⁶ .

I was dumb ^{481 , 8738} , I opened ^{6605 , 8799} not my mouth ⁶³¹⁰ ; because thou didst ^{6213 , 8804} it .

Remove ^{5493 , 0} thy stroke ⁵⁰⁶¹ away ^{5493 , 8685} from me: I am consumed ^{3615 , 8804} by the blow ⁸⁴⁰⁹ of thine hand ³⁰²⁷ . [blow: Heb. conflict]

When thou with rebukes ⁸⁴³³ dost correct ^{3256 , 8765} man ³⁷⁶ for iniquity ⁵⁷⁷¹ , thou makest his beauty ^{2530 , 8803} to consume away ^{4529 , 8686} like a moth ⁶²¹¹ : surely every man ¹²⁰ is vanity ¹⁸⁹² . Selah ⁵⁵⁴² . [his...: Heb. that which is to be desired in him to melt away]

Hear ^{8085 , 8798} my prayer ⁸⁶⁰⁵ , O LORD ³⁰⁶⁸ , and give ear ^{238 , 8685} unto my cry ⁷⁷⁷⁵ ; hold not thy peace ^{2790 , 8799} at my tears ¹⁸³² : for I am a stranger ¹⁶¹⁶ with thee, and a sojourner ⁸⁴⁵³ , as all my fathers ¹ were .

O spare ^{8159 , 8685} me, that I may recover strength ^{1082 , 8686} , before I go hence ^{3212 , 8799} , and be no more.