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PSALM XXXIX.
SAID that I would strictly watch,And guard each passing word,
While those remain before my face,
Who hate Thy Name, O Lord.
With silent grief I held my peace,
And e'en from good refrained,
Although to cease from praising Thee
My inmost soul was pained.
And e'en from good refrained,
Although to cease from praising Thee
My inmost soul was pained.
My heart was hot, and while I mused,
The fire within me glowed;
Until at length my burning thoughts
In trembling accents flowed:—
The fire within me glowed;
Until at length my burning thoughts
In trembling accents flowed:—
Lord, let me know mine end, and when
Life's fleeting span shall close,
That I may feel how frail I am,
Now bent with cares and woes.
Life's fleeting span shall close,
That I may feel how frail I am,
Now bent with cares and woes.
Compared to Thee, my years are nought,
Mine age an empty sound;
Yea, man when in his best estate,
But vanity is found.
Mine age an empty sound;
Yea, man when in his best estate,
But vanity is found.
