<vn='1'>To the chief <sn="5329">Musician</s>, even to <sn="3038">Jeduthun</s>, A <sn="4210">Psalm</s> of <sn="1732">David</s>. I <sn="559">said</s>, I will take <sn="8104">heed</s> to my <sn="1870">ways</s>, that I sin <sn="4480 2398">not</s> with my <sn="3956">tongue</s>: I will <sn="8104">keep</s> my <sn="6310">mouth</s> with a <sn="4269">bridle</s>, <sn="5750">while</s> the <sn="7563">wicked</s> is <sn="5048">before</s> me. </v>
<vn='2'>I was <sn="481">dumb</s> with <sn="1747">silence</s>, I held my <sn="2814">peace</s>, even from <sn="4480 2896">good</s>; and my <sn="3511">sorrow</s> was <sn="5916">stirred</s>. </v>
<vn='3'>My <sn="3820">heart</s> was <sn="2552">hot</s><sn="7130">within</s> me, while I was <sn="1901">musing</s> the <sn="784">fire</s><sn="1197">burned</s>: then <sn="1696">spoke</s> I with my <sn="3956">tongue</s>, </v>
<vn='4'><sn="3068">LORD</s>, make me to <sn="3045">know</s> mine <sn="7093">end</s>, and the <sn="4060">measure</s> of my <sn="3117">days</s>, <sn="4100">what</s><sn="1931">it</s> is; that I may <sn="3045">know</s><sn="4100">how</s><sn="2310">frail</s><sn="589">I</s> am. </v>
<vn='5'><sn="2009">Behold</s>, thou hast <sn="5414">made</s> my <sn="3117">days</s> as a <sn="2947">handbreadth</s>; and mine <sn="2465">age</s> is as <sn="369">nothing</s><sn="5048">before</s> thee: <sn="389">verily</s><sn="3605">every</s><sn="120">man</s> at his best <sn="5324">state</s> is <sn="3605">altogether</s><sn="1892">vanity</s>. <sn="5542">Selah</s>. </v>
<vn='6'><sn="389">Surely</s> every <sn="376">man</s><sn="1980">walketh</s> in a vain <sn="6754">show</s>: <sn="389">surely</s> they are <sn="1993">disquieted</s> in <sn="1892">vain</s>: he heapeth <sn="6651">up</s> riches, and <sn="3045">knoweth</s><sn="3808">not</s><sn="4310">who</s> shall <sn="622">gather</s> them. </v>
<vn='7'>And <sn="6258">now</s>, <sn="136">Lord</s>, <sn="4100">what</s><sn="6960">wait</s> I for? my <sn="8431">hope</s> is in thee. </v>
<vn='8'><sn="5337">Deliver</s> me from <sn="4480 3605">all</s> my <sn="6588">transgressions</s>: <sn="7760">make</s> me <sn="408">not</s> the <sn="2781">reproach</s> of the <sn="5036">foolish</s>. </v>
<vn='9'>I was <sn="481">dumb</s>, I <sn="6605">opened</s><sn="3808">not</s> my <sn="6310">mouth</s>; <sn="3588">because</s><sn="859">thou</s><sn="6213">didst</s> it. </v>
<vn='10'><sn="5493">Remove</s> thy <sn="5061">stroke</s> away <sn="4480 5921">from</s> me: <sn="589">I</s> am <sn="3615">consumed</s> by the <sn="4480 8409">blow</s> of thine <sn="3027">hand</s>. </v>
<vn='11'>When thou with <sn="8433">rebukes</s> dost <sn="3256">correct</s><sn="376">man</s><sn="5921">for</s><sn="5771">iniquity</s>, thou makest his <sn="2530">beauty</s> to consume <sn="4529">away</s> like a <sn="6211">moth</s>: <sn="389">surely</s><sn="3605">every</s><sn="120">man</s> is <sn="1892">vanity</s>. <sn="5542">Selah</s>. </v>
<vn='12'><sn="8085">Hear</s> my <sn="8605">prayer</s>, O <sn="3068">LORD</s>, and give <sn="238">ear</s> unto my <sn="7775">cry</s>; hold not thy <sn="2790 408">peace</s><sn="413">at</s> my <sn="1832">tears</s>: <sn="3588">for</s><sn="595">I</s> am a <sn="1616">stranger</s><sn="5973">with</s> thee, and a <sn="8453">sojourner</s>, as <sn="3605">all</s> my <sn="1">fathers</s> were. </v>
<vn='13'>O <sn="8159 4480">spare</s> me, that I may recover <sn="1082">strength</s>, <sn="2962">before</s> I <sn="1980">go</s> hence, and be <sn="369">no</s> more. </v>