Psalms 89:47
(89-48) O remember how short my time is; for what vanity hast Thou created all the children of men!
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?
In Context
46(89-47) How long, O LORD, wilt Thou hide Thyself for ever? How long shall Thy wrath burn like fire?
Cross References
Job 7:7O remember that my life is a breath; mine eye shall no more see good.
Job 10:9Remember, I beseech Thee, that Thou hast fashioned me as clay; and wilt Thou bring me into dust again?
Psalms 39:5(39-6) Behold, Thou hast made my days as hand-breadths; and mine age is as nothing before Thee; surely every man at his best estate is altogether vanity. Selah
Psalms 119:84How many are the days of Thy servant? When wilt Thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?
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 →