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Office of the Reading, Wednesday 11th June 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Psalm 39
<\/strong>Urgent prayer of a sick person<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creation is made subject to futility . . . by him who subjected it, but it is not without hope<\/em> (Romans 8:20).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I said: \u201cI will be watchful of my ways *
for fear I should sin with my tongue.
I will put a curb on my lips *
when the wicked man stands before me.\u201d
I was dumb, silent and still. *
His prosperity stirred my grief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My heart was burning within me. *
At the thought of it, the fire blazed up
and my tongue burst into speech: *
\u201cO Lord, you have shown me my end,
how short is the length of my days. *
Now I know how fleeting is my life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You have given me a short span of days; *
my life is as nothing in your sight.
A mere breath, the man who stood so firm, *
a mere shadow, the man passing by,
a mere breath the riches he hoards, *
not knowing who will have them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, *
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, *
and will be for ever. Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ant. We groan in pain as we await the redemption of our bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ant. 2 Hear and answer my prayer, O Lord; let me not weep in vain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":15884,"template":"","rizors":[],"yoast_head":"\nhow short is the length of my days - Behold<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/behold.mt\/en\/talba-bis-salmi\/how-short-is-the-length-of-my-days\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"how short is the length of my days - Behold\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Office of the Reading, Wednesday 11th June 2025 Psalm 39Urgent prayer of a sick person Creation is made subject to futility . . . by him who subjected it, but it is not without hope (Romans 8:20). I I said: \u201cI will be watchful of my ways *for fear I should sin with my tongue... 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