Psalm 39:10-12

Contemporary English Version

¹⁰ “Won't you stop punishing me?
    You have worn me down.
¹¹ You punish us severely
    because of our sins.
Like a moth, you destroy
what we treasure most.
    We are as frail as a breath.

¹² “Listen, Lord, to my prayer!
My eyes are flooded with tears,
    as I pray to you.
I am merely a stranger
visiting in your home
    as my ancestors did.