Psalm 39. The Confession of a Sufferer.

Romans_8-39: Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord

I said, “I will be careful about what I do
and will not let my tongue make me sin;
I will not say anything
while evil people are near.”

2 I kept quiet, not saying a word,
not even about anything good!
But my suffering only grew worse,

3 and I was overcome with anxiety.
The more I thought, the more troubled I became;
I could not keep from asking:

4 “Lord, how long will I live?
When will I die?
Tell me how soon my life will end.”

5 How short you have made my life!
In your sight my lifetime seems nothing.
Indeed every living being is no more than a puff of…