Psalms 39:6

Behold thou hast made my days measurable : and my substance is as nothing before thee. And indeed all things are vanity : every man living.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

In Context

5I spoke with my tongue : O Lord, make me know my end. And what is the number of my days : that I may know what is wanting to me.

7Surely man passeth as an image : yea, and he is disquieted in vain. He storeth up : and he knoweth not for whom he shall gather these things.

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Cross References

Job 7:7Remember that my life is but wind, and my eyes shall not return to see good things.

Job 14:1Man born of a woman, living for a short time, is filled with many miseries.

Psalms 49:10and shall still live unto the end.

Psalms 127:2Then was our mouth filled with gladness; and our tongue with joy. Then shall they say among the Gentiles: The Lord hath done great things for them.

Proverbs 13:22The good man leaveth heirs, sons, and grandsons: and the substance of the sinner is kept for the just.

Proverbs 27:24For thou shalt not always have power: but a crown shall be given to generation and generation.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 39:2-7

Devout Reflections; Brevity and Vanity of Life. 1 I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. 2 I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred. 3 My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue, 4 Lord , make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am. 5 Behold, thou hast made my days as a… Read the whole commentary →

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