Psalms 39:12
The Scripture
(12) Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
David mourns the wicked who will be destroyed and his own sins that he has committed. He asks God to judge them and to show his own righteousness. The psalmist reflects on the fairness of God's judgment and his own need for mercy.
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