Psalm 39In Hebrew texts 39:1-13 is numbered 39:2-14.
For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
1I said, “I will watch my ways
and keep my tongue from sin;
I will put a muzzle on my mouth
while in the presence of the wicked.”
2So I remained utterly silent,
not even saying anything good.
But my anguish increased;
3my heart grew hot within me.
While I meditated, the fire burned;
then I spoke with my tongue:
4“Show me, Lord, my life’s end
and the number of my days;
let me know how fleeting my life is.
5You have made my days a mere handbreadth;
the span of my years is as nothing before you.
Everyone is but a breath,
even those who seem secure.39:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 11.
6“Surely everyone goes around like a mere phantom;
in vain they rush about, heaping up wealth
without knowing whose it will finally be.
7“But now, Lord, what do I look for?
My hope is in you.
8Save me from all my transgressions;
do not make me the scorn of fools.
9I was silent; I would not open my mouth,
for you are the one who has done this.
10Remove your scourge from me;
I am overcome by the blow of your hand.
11When you rebuke and discipline anyone for their sin,
you consume their wealth like a moth—
surely everyone is but a breath.
12“Hear my prayer, Lord,
listen to my cry for help;
do not be deaf to my weeping.
I dwell with you as a foreigner,
a stranger, as all my ancestors were.
13Look away from me, that I may enjoy life again
before I depart and am no more.”
Zaburi 39
Maombi Ya Mtu Anayeteseka
Kwa mwimbishaji. Mtindo wa Yeduthuni. Zaburi ya Daudi.
139:1 1Fal 2:4; Kol 4:5; Ebr 2:1; Ay 1:22; 6:24; Yak 1:26; 3:2; Za 34:13; 119:9, 59; Mit 4:26, 27; 20:11Nilisema, “Nitaziangalia njia zangu
na kuuzuia ulimi wangu usije ukatenda dhambi;
nitaweka lijamu kinywani mwangu
wakati wote waovu wanapokuwa karibu nami.”
239:2 Za 6:3; 25:17; 39:9; 77:4; 31:10; Ay 31:34Lakini niliponyamaza kimya na kutulia,
hata pasipo kusema lolote jema,
uchungu wangu uliongezeka.
339:3 Yer 20:9; Lk 24:32; Za 1:2; 119:15; Yer 5:14; 20:9; 23:29Moyo wangu ulipata moto ndani yangu,
nilipotafakari, moto uliwaka,
ndipo nikasema kwa ulimi wangu:
439:4 Ay 14:5; 14:2; 7:7; Mwa 47:9“Ee Bwana, nijulishe mwisho wa maisha yangu
na hesabu ya siku zangu;
nijalie kujua jinsi maisha yangu
yanavyopita upesi.
539:5 Ay 10:20; 7:7; Za 62:9; 90:4; 89:45; 102:23Umefanya maisha yangu mafupi kama pumzi;
muda wangu wa kuishi ni kama
hauna thamani kwako.
Maisha ya kila mwanadamu
ni kama pumzi.
639:6 Ay 8:9; 27:17; Mhu 6:12; Lk 12:20; Yak 4:14; 1:11; Za 102:11; 127:2Hakika kila binadamu ni kama njozi
aendapo huku na huko:
hujishughulisha na mengi lakini ni ubatili;
anakusanya mali nyingi,
wala hajui ni nani atakayeifaidi.
739:7 Za 9:18“Lakini sasa Bwana, nitafute nini?
Tumaini langu ni kwako.
839:8 Isa 53:5, 8, 10; 43:28; Kum 28:37; Za 69:7; 51:1, 14; 32:1; 6:4; 79:4; Dan 9:16Niokoe kutoka kwenye makosa yangu yote,
usinifanye kuwa dhihaka ya wapumbavu.
939:9 Za 38:13; Isa 38:15Nilinyamaza kimya,
sikufumbua kinywa changu,
kwa sababu wewe ndiwe uliyetenda hili.
1039:10 2Nya 21:14; Eze 7:9; 24:16; Kut 9:3Niondolee mjeledi wako,
nimeshindwa kwa mapigo ya mkono wako.
1139:11 Kum 28:20; Isa 26:16; 51:8; 66:15; Eze 5:15; 2Pet 2:16; Za 94:10; 90:7; Ay 7:7; 13:28; Lk 12:33; Yak 5:2Unakemea na kuadhibu wanadamu
kwa ajili ya dhambi zao;
unaharibu utajiri wao kama nondo aharibuvyo:
kila mwanadamu ni kama pumzi tu.
1239:12 Za 17:1; 1Nya 29:15; Ebr 11:13; Law 25:23; Kum 1:45; 2Fal 20:5; Mwa 23:4; 47:9“Ee Bwana, usikie maombi yangu,
usikie kilio changu unisaidie,
usiwe kiziwi kwa kulia kwangu.
Kwani mimi ninaishi na wewe kama mgeni,
kama walivyokuwa baba zangu wote,
1339:13 Ay 10:20, 21Tazama mbali nami, ili niweze kufurahi tena
kabla sijaondoka na nisiwepo tena.”