5 Behold, thou hast made my days as a handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee; verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
6 Surely every man walketh in a vain show; surely they are disquieted in vain; he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
7 And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
8 Deliver me from all my transgressions; make me not the reproach of the foolish.
9 I was dumb, and opened not my mouth; because thou didst chasten me.
10 Remove thy stroke away from me, or I shall be consumed by the blow of thy hand.
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.
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.
13 Oh spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.
Psalms 40 Intro: Obedience the best sacrifice. (To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.)
1 I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
