Psalms 39:7
Surely 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.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
In Context
8And now what is my hope? is it not the Lord? and my substance is with thee.
Cross References
Job 13:15Although he should bill me, I will trust in him: but yet I will reprove my ways in his sight.
Psalms 38:15And I became as a man that heareth not : and that hath no reproofs in his mouth.
Psalms 130:5let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Sion.
Ecclesiastes 4:8There is but one, and he hath not a second, no child, no brother, and yet he ceaseth not to labour, neither are his eyes satisfied with riches, neither doth he reflect, saying: For whom do I labour, and defraud my soul of good things? in this also is vanity, and a grievous vexation.
Romans 15:13Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing; that you may abound in hope, and in the power of the Holy Ghost.
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 →