Psalm 39:2-4

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

²I was silent and still;
    I held my peace to no avail;
my distress grew worse,
³    my heart became hot within me.
While I mused, the fire burned;
    then I spoke with my tongue:

⁴“Lord, let me know my end,
and what is the measure of my days;
let me know how fleeting my life is.

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