Psalm 39:12

Psalms of David in Metre 1650 (Scottish Psalter)

Attend my cry, Lord, at my tears and pray'rs not silent be: I sojourn as my fathers all, and stranger am with thee.

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I am a stranger on this earth, hide not thy laws from me.

My wand'rings all what they have been thou know'st, their number took; Into thy bottle put my tears: are they not in thy book?

Of death the cords and sorrows did about me compass round; The pains of hell took hold on me, I grief and trouble found.

O Lord, unto my pray'r give ear, my cry let come to thee;

I in my house of pilgrimage thy laws my songs do make.

For in thine anger all our days do pass on to an end; And as a tale that hath been told, so we our years do spend.