I was dumb and spake nothing: I kept silence even from good, [a]and my sorrow was more stirred.

Mine heart was hot within me, and while I was musing, the fire kindled, and I [b]spake with my tongue, saying,

Lord, let me know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is: let me know how long I have to live.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 39:2 Though when the wicked ruled, he thought to have kept silence, yet his zeal caused him to change his mind.
  2. Psalm 39:3 He confesseth that he grudged against God, considering the greatness of his sorrows, and the shortness of his life.

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