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Psalm 39:7–10

“And now, O Lord, for what do I wait?

gMy hope is in you.

Deliver me from all my transgressions.

hDo not make me the scorn of the fool!

iI am mute; I do not open my mouth,

jfor it is you who have done it.

10  kRemove your stroke from me;

I am spent by the hostility of your hand.

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Psalm 39:7–10 — The New International Version (NIV)

“But now, Lord, what do I look for?

My hope is in you.

Save me from all my transgressions;

do not make me the scorn of fools.

I was silent; I would not open my mouth,

for you are the one who has done this.

10 Remove your scourge from me;

I am overcome by the blow of your hand.

Psalm 39:7–10 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And now, Lord, what wait I for?

My hope is in thee.

Deliver me from all my transgressions:

Make me not the reproach of the foolish.

I was dumb, I opened not my mouth;

Because thou didst it.

10 Remove thy stroke away from me:

I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.

Psalm 39:7–10 — New Living Translation (NLT)

And so, Lord, where do I put my hope?

My only hope is in you.

Rescue me from my rebellion.

Do not let fools mock me.

I am silent before you; I won’t say a word,

for my punishment is from you.

10 But please stop striking me!

I am exhausted by the blows from your hand.

Psalm 39:7–10 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

“And now, Lord, what do I wait for?

My hope is in You.

Deliver me from all my transgressions;

Do not make me the reproach of the foolish.

I was mute, I did not open my mouth,

Because it was You who did it.

10 Remove Your plague from me;

I am consumed by the blow of Your hand.

Psalm 39:7–10 — New Century Version (NCV)

“So, Lord, what hope do I have?

You are my hope.

Save me from all my sins.

Don’t let wicked fools make fun of me.

I am quiet; I do not open my mouth,

because you are the one who has done this.

10 Quit punishing me;

your beating is about to kill me.

Psalm 39:7–10 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And now, Lord, what wait I for?

My hope is in thee.

Deliver me from all my transgressions:

Make me not the reproach of the foolish.

I was dumb, I opened not my mouth;

Because thou didst it.

10 Remove thy stroke away from me:

I am consumed by the blow of thy hand.

Psalm 39:7–10 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And now, what wait I for, Lord? my hope is in thee. Deliver me from all my transgressions; make me not the reproach of the foolish. I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; for thou hast done it. 10 Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thy hand.

Psalm 39:7–10 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

And now, Lord, what am I waiting for? 

My hope is in you! 

Rescue me from all my rebellious acts. 

Do not disgrace me in front of godless fools. 

I remained speechless. 

I did not open my mouth 

because you are the one who has done this. 

10 Remove the sickness you laid upon me. 

My life is over because you struck me with your hand. 

Psalm 39:7–10 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Now, Lord, what do I wait for?

My hope is in You.

Deliver me from all my transgressions;

do not make me the taunt of fools.

I am speechless; I do not open my mouth

because of what You have done.

10 Remove Your torment from me;

I fade away because of the force of Your hand.

Psalm 39:7–10 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

“And now, O Lord, what do I wait for?

My hope is in you.

Deliver me from all my transgressions.

Do not make me the scorn of the fool.

I am silent; I do not open my mouth,

for it is you who have done it.

10 Remove your stroke from me;

I am worn down by the blows of your hand.

Psalm 39:7–10 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And now, O Lord, for what do I wait?

My hope is for you.

From all my transgressions deliver me;

do not make me the taunt of the fool.

I am mute. I do not open my mouth,

for you, yourself, have done it.

10 Remove from me your affliction.

By the opposition of your hand I perish.

Psalm 39:7–10 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“Lord, what can I look forward to now?

You are the only hope I have.

Save me from all the wrong things I’ve done.

Don’t let foolish people make fun of me.

I keep silent. I don’t open my mouth.

You are the one who has caused all of this to happen.

10 Please stop beating me.

I’m about to die from the blows of your hand.

Psalm 39:7–10 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“And now, Lord, for what do I wait?

My hope is in You.

Deliver me from all my transgressions;

Make me not the reproach of the foolish.

“I have become mute, I do not open my mouth,

Because it is You who have done it.

10 Remove Your plague from me;

Because of the opposition of Your hand I am perishing.


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