Psalms 39:5

Just look at the tiny amount of days you have given me! In your eyes my whole lifetime is like nothing. Our lives here are just a breath… Selah.

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In The King James Version

Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.

In Context

4Lord, remind me. How short is my life? How long do I have? Remind me how quickly my life will pass.

6Human beings are just shadows walking around. They pointlessly rush through life, trying to pile up possessions without knowing who will get them.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 19:34“How much longer do you think I have to live so I could go to Jerusalem and stay there with the king?” Barzillai replied.

Job 9:25The days of my life race by like a runner, rushing past without me seeing any happiness.

Psalms 39:11When you discipline us, reprimanding us for our sins, it's like a moth eating up what is precious to us. All of us are just a breath… Selah.

Psalms 89:47Remember me—my life is so short! Why did you bother creating futile humanity?

Psalms 90:9Our lives fade away under your anger, coming to an end as quickly as a sigh.

Psalms 144:4Humanity is like a breath; their lives are like a passing shadow.

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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