I said, I will be careful of my ways, so that I do not sin with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked are before me.

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.

I was silent and still, I held my peace even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

My heart burned within me, while I was musing, the fire burned: then I spoke with my tongue,

My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,

LORD, make me to know my end, and the measure of my days, what it is; so I may know how frail I am.

LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.

Behold, you have made my days as a handbreadth; and my age is as nothing before you: truly every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.

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.

Surely every man walks in a vain show: surely they are troubled in vain: he heaps up riches, and does not know who shall gather them.

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.

And now, Lord, what do I wait for? my hope is in you.

And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

Deliver me from all my transgressions: do not make me the reproach of the foolish.

Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.

I was silent, and did not open my mouth, because you did it.

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

Remove your stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of your hand.

Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.

When you correct a man for iniquity with rebukes, you make his beauty to fade like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.

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.

Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry; do not be silent at my tears: for I am a stranger with you, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

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.

O spare me, so I may recover strength, before I go away and am no more.

O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.