Psalms 39:6
Human 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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7So Lord, what am I looking for? I put my hope in you.
Cross References
Job 7:7Remember that my life is just a breath; I will not see happiness again.
Job 14:1“Life is short and full of trouble,
Psalms 49:10Everyone knows that the wise die, those who are foolish and stupid too, leaving what they have to the next generation.
Psalms 127:2It's useless to get up early in the morning and go to work, and stay late into the evening, worrying about earning enough to eat, when the Lord gives rest to those he loves.
Proverbs 13:22Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren, but the sinner's wealth is saved for those who live right.
Proverbs 27:24for wealth doesn't last forever—is a crown passed down through 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 →