NASB Psalms 39 KJV; Red Letter NT, Cross References, Translation Footnotes, Strong's Concordance Numbers

NASB — Psalms 39 — KJV

The Vanity of Life.

For the choir director, for †Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

  1 I said°, “I will aguard° my ways°
  That I bmay not sin° with my tongue°;
  I will guard° cmy mouth° as with a muzzle°
  While° the wicked° are in my presence°.”
  2 I was amute° Iand silent°,
  I IIrefrained° [even] from good°,
  And my IIIsorrow° grew° worse°.
  3 My aheart° was hot° within° me,
  While I was musing° the fire° burned°;
  [Then] I spoke° with my tongue°:
  4 “LORD°, make me to know° amy end°
  And what° is the extent° of my days°;
  Let me know° how° btransient° I am.
  5 “Behold°, You have made° amy days° [as] handbreadths°,
  And my blifetime° as nothing° in Your sight°;
  Surely° every° man° Iat his best° is IIa mere° cbreath°.
      IIISelah°.
  6 “Surely° every° man° awalks° about as Ia phantom°;
  Surely° they make° an buproar° for nothing°;
  He camasses° [riches] and does not know° who° will gather° them.

[1] †1Ch 16:41 a 1K 2:4; 2K 10:31; Ps 119:9 b Jb 2:10; Ps 34:13; Jm 3:5-12 c Ps 141:3; Jm 3:2
[2] ILit with silence IILit kept silence IIILit pain a Ps 38:13
[3] a Ps 32:4; Jr 20:9; Lk 24:32
[4] a Jb 6:11; Ps 90:12; 119:84 b Ps 78:39; 103:14
[5] ILit standing firm IIOr altogether vanity IIISelah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude a Ps 89:47 b Ps 144:4 c Jb 14:2; Ps 62:9; Ec 6:12
[6] ILit an image a 1Co 7:31; Jm 1:10, 11; 1P 1:24 b Ps 127:2; Ec 5:17 c Ps 49:10; Ec 2:26; 5:14; Lk 12:20

  7 ¶ “And now°, Lord°, for what° do I wait°?
  My ahope° is in You.
  8 “aDeliver° me from all° my transgressions°;
  Make° me not the breproach° of the foolish°.
  9 “I have become° amute°, I do not open° my mouth°,
  Because° it is bYou who have done° [it].
  10 “aRemove° Your plague° from me;
  Because° of bthe opposition° of Your hand° I am Iperishing°.
  11 “With areproofs° You chasten° a man° for iniquity°;
  You bconsume° as a moth° what is precious° to him;
  Surely° cevery° man° is a mere° breath°.
      Selah°.

[7] a Ps 38:15
[8] a Ps 51:9, 14; 79:9 b Ps 44:13; 79:4; 119:22
[9] a Ps 39:2 b 2S 16:10; Jb 2:10
[10] IOr wasting away a Jb 9:34; 13:21 b Ps 32:4
[11] a Ezk 5:15; 2P 2:16 b Jb 13:28; Ps 90:7; Is 50:9 c Ps 39:5

  12 ¶ “aHear° my prayer°, O LORD°, and give° ear° to my cry°;
  Do not be silent° bat my tears°;
  For I am ca stranger° with You,
  A dsojourner° like all° my fathers°.
  13 “aTurn° Your gaze° away° from me, that I may Ismile° [again]
  Before° I depart° and am no° more°.”

[12] a Ps 102:1; 143:1 b 2K 20:5; Ps 56:8 c Lv 25:23; 1Ch 29:15; Ps 119:19; He 11:13; 1P 2:11 d Gn 47:9
[13] IOr become cheerful a Jb 7:19; 10:20, 21; 14:6; Ps 102:24

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David's care of his thoughts.

1 ¶ [[To the chief Musician,º ª [even] to Jeduthun,º A Psalmº of David.]]º I said,º ª I will take heedº ª to my ways,º that I sin¹ ª not² ² with my tongue:º I will keepº ª my mouthº with a bridle,º while² the wickedº is before² me. 2 I was dumbº ª with silence,º I held my peace,º ª [even] from good;º ² and my sorrowº was stirred.º ª 3 My heartº was hotº ª withinº me, while I was musingº the fireº burned:º ª [then]¹ spakeº ª I with my tongue,º

[1] 1K 2:4; 2K 10:31; Ps 12:4; 73:8; 119:9; 141:3; Pv 4:26; 18:21; 21:23; Am 5:13; Mi 7:5; Col 4:5; He 2:1; Jm 1:26; 3:2.
[2] Jb 32:19; Ps 38:13; Is 53:7; Mt 7:6; 27:12; Ac 4:20.
[3] Jr 20:9; Ezk 3:14; Lk 24:32.

The consideration of the brevity and vanity of life,

4 LORD,º make me to knowº ª mine end,º and the measureº of my days,º what² it² [is; that] I may knowº ª how² frailº I² [am]. 5 Behold,² thou hast madeº ª my daysº [as] an handbreadth;º and mine ageº [is] as nothing² before² thee: verily² everyº manº at his best stateº ª [is] altogetherº vanity.º Selah.º 6 Surely² every manº walkethº ª in a vain shew:º surely² they are disquietedº ª in vain:º he heapeth upº ª [riches], and knowethº ª not² who² shall gatherº ª them.

[4] Jb 14:13; Ps 90:12; 119:84.
[5] Gn 47:9; Jb 7:6; 9:25; 14:1; Ps 39:11; 62:9; 89:47; 90:4, 9; 144:4; Ec 1:2; 2:11; Is 40:17; Jm 4:14; 2P 3:8.
[6] Jb 27:16; Ps 49:10; Pv 13:22; 23:5; 27:24; Ec 1:14; 2:8, 17, 18, 20, 26; 4:7; 5:14; 6:11; 12:8, 13; Is 55:2; Lk 10:40; 12:20, 29; 1Co 7:31; Jm 4:14; 5:3; 1P 5:7.

the reverence of God's judgments,

7 And now,² Lord,º what² waitº ª I for? my hopeº [is] in thee. 8 Deliverº ª me from all² ² my transgressions:º makeº ª me not² the reproachº of the foolish.º 9 I was dumb,º ª I openedº ª not² my mouth;º because² thou² didstº ª [it].

[7] Gn 49:18; Jb 13:15; Ps 38:15; 119:81, 166; 130:5; Lk 2:25; Ro 15:13.
[8] 2S 16:7; Ps 25:11, 18; 35:21; 44:13; 51:7, 14; 57:3; 65:3; 79:4; 119:39; 130:8; Jol 2:17, 19; Mi 7:19; Mt 1:21; Ro 2:23; Tit 2:14.
[9] Lv 10:3; 1S 3:18; 2S 16:10; Jb 1:21; 2:10; 40:4; Ps 38:13; Dn 4:35.

and prayer, are his bridles of impatience.

10 Removeº ª thy strokeº away¹ ª from² ² me: I² am consumedº ª by the blowº ² of thine hand.º 11 When thou with rebukesº dost correctº ª manº for² iniquity,º thou makest his beautyº ª to consume awayº ª like a moth:º surely² every² manº [is] vanity.º Selah.º 12 Hearº ª my prayer,º O LORD,º and give earº ª unto my cry;º hold not thy peaceº ª ² at² my tears:º for² I² [am] a strangerº with² thee, [and] a sojourner,º as all² my fathersº [were]. 13 O spareº ª ² me, that I may recover strength,º ª before² I go² hence,¹ ª and be no² more.

[10] 1S 6:5; Jb 9:34; 13:21; 40:8; Ps 25:16; 38:3.
[11] Jb 4:19; 13:28; 30:30; Ps 38:1; 39:5; 90:7; 102:10; Is 50:9; Ho 5:12; 1Co 5:5; 11:30; He 12:6; Rv 3:19.
[12] Gn 47:9; Lv 25:23; 2S 16:12; 2K 20:5; 1Ch 29:15; Jb 16:20; Ps 56:8; 116:3; 119:19, 54; 2Co 5:6; He 5:7; 11:13; 1P 1:17; 2:11.
[13] Gn 5:24; 42:36; Jb 10:20; 14:5, 10.

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