"Rememberthat my lifeis [but] breath;My eyewill not againseegood.
Their fatherJacobsaidto them, "You have bereavedme of my children:Josephis nomore,and Simeonis nomore,and you would takeBenjamin;allthese things are againstme."
"Rememberthe wordwhichYou commandedYour servantMoses,saying,If you are unfaithfulI will scatteryou among the peoples;
"Would He not letmy fewdaysalone?Withdrawfrom me that I may havea littlecheer
Remembernow,that You have mademe as clay;And would You turnme into dustagain?
"I wasteaway;I will not liveforever.Leaveme alone,for my daysare [but] a breath.
"Now my daysare swifterthana runner;They fleeaway,they seenogood.
"Surelyeverymanwalksabout as a phantom;Surelythey makean uproarfor nothing;He amasses[riches] and does not knowwhowill gatherthem.
Manyare saying,"Whowill showus [any] good?"Liftup the lightof Your countenanceupon us, O LORD!
Rememberthis,O LORD,that the enemyhas reviled,And a foolishpeoplehas spurnedYour name.
Arise,O God,[and] pleadYour own cause;Rememberhow the foolishmanreproachesYou alldaylong.
Thus He rememberedthat they were but flesh,A windthat passesand does not return.
Rememberwhatmy spanof lifeis; For whatvanityYou have createdallthe sonsof men!
Remember,O Lord,the reproachof Your servants;How I bearin my bosom[the reproach of] allthe manypeoples,
You who know,O LORD,Rememberme, takenoticeof me, And takevengeancefor me on my persecutors.Do not, in view of Your patience,takeme away; Knowthat for Your sakeI endurereproach.
Yetyou do not knowwhatyour lifewill be like tomorrow.You are [just] a vaporthat appearsfor a little whileand thenvanishes away.
