I beg you, God, don't forget! My life is just a breath, and trouble lies ahead.
who said, “You have already taken my sons Joseph and Simeon from me. And now you want to take away Benjamin! Everything is against me.”
Please remember the promise you made to Moses. You told him that if we were unfaithful, you would scatter us among foreign nations.
I have only a few days left. Why don't you leave me alone? Let me find some relief,
Remember that you moulded me like a piece of clay. So don't turn me back into dust once again.
My life is speeding by, without a hope of happiness.
and it disappears like a shadow. Our struggles are senseless; we store up more and more, without ever knowing who will get it all.
There are some who ask, “Who will be good to us?” Let your kindness, LORD, shine brightly on us.
Remember your enemies, LORD! They foolishly sneer and won't respect you.
Do something, God! Defend yourself. Remember how those fools sneer at you all day long.
God remembered that they were made of flesh and were like a wind that blows once and then dies down.
Remember, life is short! Why did you empty our lives of all meaning?
Remember your servant, Lord! People make jokes about me, and I suffer many insults.
You can see how I suffer insult after insult, all because of you, LORD. Don't be so patient with my enemies; take revenge on them before they kill me.
What do you know about tomorrow? How can you be so sure about your life? It is nothing more than mist that appears for only a little while before it disappears.