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¹ I decided, "I will watch what I say
and make sure I do not sin with my tongue.
I will put a muzzle over my mouth
while in the presence of an evil man."
² I was stone silent;
I held back the urge to speak.
My frustration grew;
³ my anxiety intensified.
As I thought about it, I became impatient.
Finally I spoke these words:
⁴ "O Lord, help me understand my mortality
and the brevity of life!
Let me realize how quickly my life will pass!
⁵ Look, you make my days short-lived,
and my life span is nothing from your perspective.
Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor.
⁶ Surely people go through life as mere ghosts.
Surely they accumulate worthless wealth
without knowing who will eventually haul it away."
⁷ But now, O Lord, upon what am I relying?
You are my only hope!
⁸ Deliver me from all my sins of rebellion!
Do not make me the object of fools' insults!
⁹ I am silent and cannot open my mouth
because of what you have done.
¹⁰ Please stop wounding me!
You have almost beaten me to death!
¹¹ You severely discipline people for their sins;
like a moth you slowly devour their strength.
Surely all people are a mere vapor. (Selah)
¹² Hear my prayer, O Lord!
Listen to my cry for help!
Do not ignore my sobbing!
For I am dependent on you, like one residing outside his native land;
I am at your mercy, just as all my ancestors were.
¹³ Turn your angry gaze away from me, so I can be happy
before I pass away.