September 10: Psalm 39; 1 Samuel 31; Daniel 11:2–45; Luke 7:36–8:3
Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 39 Psalm 39 (Listen) What Is the Measure of My Days? To the choirmaster: to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. 39 I said, “I will guard my ways,<br /> that I may not sin with my tongue;<br /> I will guard my mouth with a muzzle,<br /> so long as the wicked are in my presence.”<br />2 I was mute and silent;<br /> I held my peace to no avail,<br /> and my distress grew worse.<br />3 My heart became hot within me.<br /> As I mused, the fire burned;<br /> then I spoke with my tongue:<br /> 4 “O LORD, make me know my end<br /> and what is the measure of my days;<br /> let me know how fleeting I am!<br />5 Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths,<br /> and my lifetime is as nothing before you.<br /> Surely all mankind stands as a mere breath! Selah<br />6 Surely a man goes about as a shadow!<br /> Surely for nothing1 they are in turmoil;<br /> man heaps up wealth and does not know who will gather!<br />
