Salmi 39

BIBBIA CEI 2008	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Al maestro del coro. A Iedutùn. Salmo. Di Davide.	1 Unto the end. A Psalm of David himself.
2 Ho detto: «Vigilerò sulla mia condottaper non peccare con la mia lingua;metterò il morso alla mia boccafinché ho davanti il malvagio».	2 I have waited expectantly for the Lord, and he was attentive to me.
3 Ammutolito, in silenzio,tacevo, ma a nulla serviva,e più acuta si faceva la mia sofferenza.	3 And he heard my prayers and he led me out of the pit of misery and the quagmire. And he stationed my feet upon a rock, and he directed my steps.
4 Mi ardeva il cuore nel petto;al ripensarci è divampato il fuoco.Allora ho lasciato parlare la mia lingua:	4 And he sent a new canticle into my mouth, a song to our God. Many will see, and they will fear; and they will hope in the Lord.
5 «Fammi conoscere, Signore, la mia fine,quale sia la misura dei miei giorni,e saprò quanto fragile io sono».	5 Blessed is the man whose hope is in the name of the Lord, and who has no respect for vanities and absurd falsehoods.
6 Ecco, di pochi palmi hai fatto i miei giorni,è un nulla per te la durata della mia vita.Sì, è solo un soffio ogni uomo che vive.	6 You have accomplished your many wonders, O Lord my God, and there is no one similar to you in your thoughts. I have announced and I have spoken: they are multiplied beyond number.
7 Sì, è come un’ombra l’uomo che passa.Sì, come un soffio si affanna,accumula e non sa chi raccolga.	7 Sacrifice and oblation, you did not want. But you have perfected ears for me. Holocaust and sin offering, you did not require.
8 Ora, che potrei attendere, Signore?È in te la mia speranza.	8 Then I said, “Behold, I draw near.” At the head of the book, it has been written of me:
9 Liberami da tutte le mie iniquità,non fare di me lo scherno dello stolto.	9 that I should do your will. My God, I have willed it. And your law is in the midst of my heart.
10 Ammutolito, non apro bocca,perché sei tu che agisci.	10 I have announced your justice in a great Church: behold, I will not restrain my lips. O Lord, you have known it.
11 Allontana da me i tuoi colpi:sono distrutto sotto il peso della tua mano.	11 I have not concealed your justice within my heart. I have spoken your truth and your salvation. I have not concealed your mercy and your truth from a great assembly.
12 Castigando le sue colpetu correggi l’uomo,corrodi come un tarlo i suoi tesori.Sì, ogni uomo non è che un soffio.	12 O Lord, do not take your tender mercies far from me. Your mercy and your truth ever sustain me.
13 Ascolta la mia preghiera, Signore,porgi l’orecchio al mio grido,non essere sordo alle mie lacrime,perché presso di te io sono forestiero,ospite come tutti i miei padri.	13 For evils without number have surrounded me. My iniquities have taken hold of me, and I was not able to see. They have been multiplied beyond the hairs of my head. And my heart has forsaken me.
14 Distogli da me il tuo sguardo:che io possa respirare,prima che me ne vadae di me non resti più nulla.	14 Be pleased, O Lord, to rescue me. Look down, O Lord, to help me.
	15 Let them together be confounded and awed, who seek after my soul to steal it away. Let them be turned back and be in awe, who wish evils upon me.
	16 Let them bear their confusion all at once, who say to me, “Well, well.”
	17 Let all who seek you exult and rejoice over you. And let those who love your salvation always say, “May the Lord be magnified.”
	18 But I am a beggar and poor. The Lord has been concerned about me. You are my helper and my protector. My God, do not delay.