Psalms 39:8
6 Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.
7 And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.
Deliver me from all my transgressions; do not make me the reproach of fools.
9 I have become mute; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done.
10 Remove Your scourge from me; I am perishing by the force of Your hand.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Deliver me from all my transgressions; do not make me the reproach of fools.
- KJV
- Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.
- WEB
- Deliver me from all my transgressions. Don’t make me the reproach of the foolish.
- ASV
- Deliver me from all my transgressions: Make me not the reproach of the foolish.
- DARBY
- Deliver me from all my transgressions; make me not the reproach of the foolish.
- BLB
- May You deliver me from all my transgressions; do not make me the reproach of the fool!
- ÅB
- Fri meg fra alle overtredelsene mine;
gjør meg ikke til spott for dåren! - OTB
- Fri meg fra alle mine overtredelser;
La meg ikke bli til spott for de tåpelige. - B1930
- Frels mig fra alle mine overtredelser, gjør mig ikke til spott for dåren!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 51:14
Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.
Read in contextPsalms 44:13
You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us.
Read in contextJoel 2:17
Let the priests who minister before the LORD weep between the portico and the altar, saying, “Spare Your people, O LORD, and do not make Your heritage a reproach, an object of scorn among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”
Read in contextMicah 7:19
He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.
Read in contextPsalms 79:4
We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to those around us.
Read in contextJoel 2:19
And the LORD answered His people: “Behold, I will send you grain, new wine, and oil, and by them you will be satisfied. I will never again make you a reproach among the nations.
Read in contextPsalms 65:3
When iniquities prevail against me, You atone for our transgressions.
Read in contextPsalms 25:11
For the sake of Your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, for it is great.
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