Psalms 89:47
How long, O Lord, turnest thou away unto the end? shall thy anger burn like fire?
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?
In Context
46Thou hast shortened the days of his time: thou hast covered him with confusion.
48Remember what my substance is for hast thou made all the children of men in vain?
Cross References
Job 7:7Remember that my life is but wind, and my eyes shall not return to see good things.
Job 10:9Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay, and thou wilt bring me into dust again.
Psalms 39:5I 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.
James 4:14Whereas you know not what shall be on the morrow.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 89:39-52
Complaints and Expostulations; David's Expostulation with God. 38 But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed. 39 Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground. 40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin. 41 All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours. 42 Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice. 43… Read the whole commentary →