Psalms 39:6
Surely every man walketh in a vain show; Surely they are disquieted in vain: He heapeth up [riches], and knoweth not who shall gather them.
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In Context
7And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope is in thee.
Cross References
Job 7:7Oh remember that my life is a breath: Mine eye shall no more see good.
Job 14:1Man, that is born of a woman, Is of few days, and full of trouble.
Psalms 49:10For he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others.
Psalms 127:2It is vain for you to rise up early, To take rest late, To eat the bread of toil; [For] so he giveth unto his beloved sleep.
Proverbs 13:22A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children`s children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.
Proverbs 27:24For riches are not for ever: And doth the crown endure unto all generations?
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 →