תהילים 39

לַמְנַצֵּחַ לִידוּתוּן מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד׃

Lamnatzei'ach liYdutun, mizmor leDavid.

For the leader, for Jeduthun. A psalm of David.

אָמַרְתִּי אֶשְׁמְרָה דְרָכַי מֵחֲטוֹא בִלְשׁוֹנִי אֶשְׁמְרָה לְפִי מַחְסוֹם בְּעֹד רָשָׁע לְנֶגְדִּי׃

Amarti eshmera derachai mechato vilshoni, eshmera lefi machsom be'od rasha lenegdi.

I resolved I would watch my step lest I offend by my speech; I would keep my mouth muzzled while the wicked man was in my presence.

נֶאֱלַמְתִּי דוּמִיָּה הֶחֱשֵׁיתִי מִטּוֹב וּכְאֵבִי נֶעְכָּר׃

Ne'elamti dumiya, hechesheiti mitov, uch'evi ne'ekar.

I was dumb, silent; I was very still while my pain was intense.

חַם־לִבִּי בְּקִרְבִּי בַּהֲגִיגִי תִבְעַר־אֵשׁ דִּבַּרְתִּי בִּלְשׁוֹנִי׃

Cham libi vekirbi, bahagigi tiv'ar esh, dibarti vilshoni.

My heart was hot within me; when I thought about it, fire burned; so I spoke with my tongue:

הוֹדִיעֵנִי יְהוָה קִצִּי וּמִדַּת יָמַי מַה־הִיא אֵדְעָה מֶה־חָדֵל אָנִי׃

Hodi'eni Adonai kitzi, umidat yamai ma hi, ed'a meh chadel ani.

Tell me, O LORD, what my term is, what is the measure of my days; I would know how fleeting my life is.

הִנֵּה טְפָחוֹת נָתַתָּה יָמַי וְחֶלְדִּי כְאַיִן נֶגְדֶּךָ אַךְ כָּל־הֶבֶל כָּל־אָדָם נִצָּב סֶלָה׃

Hineh tefachot natata yamai, vecheldi che'ayin negdecha, ach kol hevel kol adam nitzav, sela.

You have made my life but a handbreadth; my span is as nothing in Your sight; no man endures any longer than a breath. Selah.

אַךְ־בְּצֶלֶם יִתְהַלֶּךְ־אִישׁ אַךְ־הֶבֶל יֶהֱמָיוּן יִצְבֹּר וְלֹא־יֵדַע מִי־אֹסְפָם׃

Ach betzelem yithalech ish, ach hevel yehemayun, yitzpor velo yeda mi osfam.

Man walks about as a mere shadow; mere futility is his hustle and bustle, amassing and not knowing who will gather in.

וְעַתָּה מַה־קִּוִּיתִי אֲדֹנָי תּוֹחַלְתִּי לְךָ הִיא׃

Ve'ata ma kiviti Adonai, tochalti lecha hi.

What, then, can I count on, O Lord? In You my hope lies.

מִכָּל־פְּשָׁעַי הַצִּילֵנִי חֶרְפַּת נָבָל אַל־תְּשִׂימֵנִי׃

Mikol pesha'ai hatzileni, cherpat naval al tesimeni.

Deliver me from all my transgressions; make me not the butt of the benighted.

נֶאֱלַמְתִּי לֹא אֶפְתַּח־פִּי כִּי אַתָּה עָשִׂיתָ׃

Ne'elamti lo eftach pi, ki ata asita.

I am dumb, I do not speak up, for it is Your doing.

הָסֵר מֵעָלַי נִגְעֶךָ מִתִּגְרַת יָדְךָ אֲנִי כָלִיתִי׃

Haser me'alai nig'echa, mitigrat yadcha ani chaliti.

Take away Your plague from me; I perish from the blow of Your hand.

בְּתוֹכָחוֹת עַל־עָוֺן יִסַּרְתָּ אִישׁ וַתֶּמֶס כָּעָשׁ חֲמוּדוֹ אַךְ הֶבֶל כָּל־אָדָם סֶלָה׃

Betochachot al avon yisarta ish, vatemes ka'ash chamudo, ach hevel kol adam, sela.

You chastise a man in punishment for his sin, consuming like a moth what he treasures. No man is more than a breath. Selah.

שִׁמְעָה־תְפִלָּתִי יְהוָה וְשַׁוְעָתִי הַאֲזִינָה אֶל־דִּמְעָתִי אַל־תֶּחֱרַשׁ כִּי גֵר אָנֹכִי עִמָּךְ תּוֹשָׁב כְּכָל־אֲבוֹתָי׃

Shim'a tefilati Adonai veshav'ati ha'azina, el dim'ati al techerash, ki ger anochi imach, toshav kechol avotai.

Hear my prayer, O LORD; give ear to my cry; do not disregard my tears; for like all my forebears I am an alien, resident with You.

הָשַׁע מִמֶּנִּי וְאַבְלִיגָה בְּטֶרֶם אֵלֵךְ וְאֵינֶנִּי׃

Hasha mimeni ve'avliga, beterem elech ve'eineni.

Look away from me, that I may recover, before I pass away and am gone.