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Psalms 39

American Standard Version (ASV) - 1901

13 verses - Formal equivalence (very literal) - Public Domain

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Psalms 39:1

The vanity of life.

Psalms 39:2

I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good;

Psalms 39:3

My heart was hot within me;

Psalms 39:4

Jehovah, make me to know mine end,

Psalms 39:5

Behold, thou hast made my days as handbreadths;

Psalms 39:6

Surely every man walketh in a vain show;

Psalms 39:7

And now, Lord, what wait I for?

Psalms 39:8

Deliver me from all my transgressions:

Psalms 39:9

I was dumb, I opened not my mouth;

Psalms 39:1

Remove thy stroke away from me:

Psalms 39:11

When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity,

Psalms 39:12

Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, and give ear unto my cry;

Psalms 39:13

Oh spare me, that I may recover strength,

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