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PSALMS 39
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I said to myself, “I will be careful not to sin by the things that I say [MTY]. I will not say anything to complain while wicked people are near to me and can hear me.”
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So I was completely silent [DOU], and I did not even talk about things that were good, but it was useless, because I began to suffer even more.
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I became very anxious/worried [IDM]. As I thought about my troubles, I became more worried. Then finally I said [MTY],
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“Yahweh, show/tell me how long I will live. Tell me when I will die. Tell me how many years I will live!
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It seems that you have caused me to live only a short time; ◄my lifetime/all the time that I have lived► seems like nothing to you. The time that all we humans live is as short as [MET] a puff of wind. (Think about that!)
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Then we disappear like a shadow does. It seems that all that we do is for nothing/useless. We sometimes get a lot of money, but we do not know who will get it after we die.
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So now, Yahweh, if I expect [RHQ] to receive blessings from other people, I will be disappointed. You are the only one from whom I confidently expect to receive blessings.
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Save me from being punished for all the sins that I have committed. And do not allow foolish people to make fun of me.
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I did not say anything when you punished me, because I knew that you were the one who caused me to suffer.
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But now, please stop punishing me! If you do not do that, I am about to die because of the ways that you [SYN] have struck/afflicted me.
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When you rebuke someone and punish him for the sin that he has committed, you destroy the things that ◄he loves/are precious to him►, like moths’ larva destroy clothing. Our lives disappear like a puff of wind. (Think about that!)
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Yahweh, listen to me while I pray; pay attention to me while I cry out to you. Help me while I am crying. I am here on the earth for only a short time, like all my ancestors.
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Now please leave me alone, and do not punish me any more in order that I may smile and be happy for a while before I die. [EUP, DOU]”