Psalm 39
For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
1I said, “I will be careful about how I live.
I will not sin by what I say.
I will keep my mouth closed
when I am near sinful people.”
2So I was completely silent.
I didn’t even say anything good.
But the pain inside me grew worse.
3My heart was deeply troubled.
As I thought about what was happening to me,
I became even more troubled.
Then I spoke out.
4I said, “Lord, show me when my life will end.
Show me how many days I have left.
Tell me how short my life will be.
5You have given me only a few days to live.
My whole life doesn’t seem like anything to you.
No one lasts any longer than a breath.
This is true even for those who feel secure.
6People are only shadows as they go here and there.
They rush around, but it doesn’t mean anything.
They pile up wealth, but they don’t know who will finally get it.
7“Lord, what can I look forward to now?
You are the only hope I have.
8Save me from all the wrong things I’ve done.
Don’t let foolish people make fun of me.
9I keep silent. I don’t open my mouth.
You are the one who has caused all this to happen.
10Please stop beating me.
I’m about to die from the blows of your hand.
11You correct and punish people for their sin.
Then, just as a moth eats cloth, you destroy their wealth.
No one lasts any longer than a breath.
12“Lord, hear my prayer.
Listen to my cry for help.
Pay attention to my weeping.
I’m like an outsider in your home.
I’m just a stranger, like all my family who lived before me.
13Leave me alone.
Let me enjoy life again before I die.”
Saamu 39
Fún adarí orin. Fún Jedutuni. Saamu Dafidi.
1Mo wí pé, “èmi yóò ṣọ́ ọ̀nà mi
kí èmi kí ó má fi ahọ́n mi ṣẹ̀;
èmi yóò fi ìjánu kó ara mi ní ẹnu
níwọ̀n ìgbà tí ènìyàn búburú bá ń bẹ ní iwájú mi.”
2Mo fi ìdákẹ́ ya odi;
mo tilẹ̀ pa ẹnu mi mọ́ kúrò nínú ọ̀rọ̀ rere;
ìbànújẹ́ mi sì pọ̀ sí i.
3Àyà mi gbóná ní inú mi.
Nígbà tí mo ń ṣàṣàrò, iná ràn;
nígbà náà ni mo fi ahọ́n mi sọ̀rọ̀:
4“Olúwa, jẹ́ kí èmi kí ó mọ òpin mi,
àti ìwọ̀n ọjọ́ mi, bí ó ti rí
kí èmi kí o le mọ ìgbà tí mó ní níhìn-ín.
5Ìwọ ti ṣe ayé mi
bí ìbú àtẹ́lẹwọ́,
ọjọ́ orí mi sì dàbí asán
ní iwájú rẹ:
Dájúdájú olúkúlùkù ènìyàn nínú
ìjókòó rere rẹ̀ jásí asán pátápátá. Sela.
6“Nítòótọ́ ni olúkúlùkù ń rìn kiri bí òjìji.
Nítòótọ́ ni wọ́n ń yọ ara wọn lẹ́nu lórí asán;
wọ́n ń kó ọrọ̀ jọ,
wọn kò sì mọ ẹni tí yóò ko lọ.
7“Ṣùgbọ́n ní ìsinsin yìí,
Olúwa,
kín ni mo ń dúró dè?
Ìrètí mí ń bẹ ní ọ̀dọ̀ rẹ.
8Gbà mí lọ́wọ́ ìrékọjá mi gbogbo.
Kí o má sì sọ mí di ẹni ẹ̀gàn
àwọn ènìyàn búburú.
9Mo dákẹ́ jẹ́ẹ́;
èmi kò sì ya ẹnu mi,
nítorí wí pé ìwọ ni ó ṣe é.
10Mú pàṣán rẹ kúrò ní ara mi;
èmí ṣègbé tán nípa lílù ọwọ́ rẹ.
11Ìwọ fi ìbáwí kìlọ̀
fún ènìyàn nítorí ẹ̀ṣẹ̀,
ìwọ a mú ẹwà rẹ parun
bí kòkòrò aṣọ;
nítòótọ́ asán ni ènìyàn gbogbo.
12“Gbọ́ àdúrà mi, Olúwa,
kí o sì fetí sí igbe mi;
kí o má ṣe di etí rẹ sí ẹkún mi
nítorí àlejò ni èmi lọ́dọ̀ rẹ
àti àtìpó, bí gbogbo àwọn baba mi ti rí.
13Dá mi sí, kí èmi lè ní agbára,
kí èmi tó lọ kúrò níhìn-ín yìí,
àti kí èmi ó tó ṣe aláìsí.”
