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King James BiblePsalm 39

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To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.

See Psalms 39:1 in… The King James Bible Geneva Bible (1599)
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1 I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.

See Psalms 39:2 in… The King James Bible Geneva Bible (1599)
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2 I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

See Psalms 39:3 in… The King James Bible Geneva Bible (1599)
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3 My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,

See Psalms 39:4 in… The King James Bible Geneva Bible (1599)
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4 Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.

See Psalms 39:5 in… The King James Bible Geneva Bible (1599)
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5 Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.

See Psalms 39:6 in… The King James Bible Geneva Bible (1599)
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6 Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

See Psalms 39:7 in… The King James Bible Geneva Bible (1599)
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7 And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

See Psalms 39:8 in… The King James Bible Geneva Bible (1599)
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8 Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.

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9 I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.

See Psalms 39:10 in… The King James Bible Geneva Bible (1599)
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10 Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.

See Psalms 39:11 in… The King James Bible Geneva Bible (1599)
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11 When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.

See Psalms 39:12 in… The King James Bible Geneva Bible (1599)
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12 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

See Psalms 39:13 in… The King James Bible Geneva Bible (1599)
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13 O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.