New International Reader's Version

Psalm 39:2-7 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

2. I was silent and kept quiet. I didn't even say anything good. But the pain inside me grew worse.

3. My heart was deeply troubled. As I thought about what was happening to me, I became even more troubled. Then I spoke out.

4. I said, "Lord, show me when my life will end. Show me how many days I have left. Tell me how short my life will be.

5. You have given me only a few days to live. My whole life doesn't seem like anything to you. No man's life lasts any longer than a breath. Selah

6. People are only shadows as they go here and there. They rush around, but it doesn't mean anything. They pile up wealth, but they don't know who will get it.

7. "Lord, what can I look forward to now? You are the only hope I have.