NET Bible
"my anxiety intensified. As I thought about it, I became impatient. Finally I spoke these words:"
— Psalms 39:3, NET Bible
“My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,”
“My heart was hot within me; While I was musing the fire burned; Then spake I with my tongue: ”
“My heart was hot within me. While I meditated, the fire burned: I spoke with my tongue:”
“And he heard my prayers, and brought me out of the pit of misery and the mire of dregs. And he set my feet upon a rock, and directed my steps.”
“My heart was burning in my breast; while I was deep in thought the fire was lighted; then I said with my tongue,”
“My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,”
For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. I decided,“I will watch what I say and make sure I do not sin with my tongue. I will put a muzzle over my mouth while in the presence of an evil man.”
I was stone silent; I held back the urge to speak. My frustration grew;
my anxiety intensified. As I thought about it, I became impatient. Finally I spoke these words:
“O LORD, help me understand my mortality and the brevity of life! Let me realize how quickly my life will pass!
Look, you make my days short-lived, and my life span is nothing from your perspective. Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor.(Selah)
Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away.”