Psalms 39:5

(39:6) Behold, measured out with the span hast thou made my days; and my whole duration is nothing before thee: yea, as nothing but vanity doth every man stand here. Selah.

Leeser Tanakh

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

4(39:5) Let me know, O Lord, my end, and the measure of my days, what it is: I wish to know when I shall cease to be.

6(39:7) As nothing but a shadowy image doth man walk about, yea, for vanity only do all make a noise: he heapeth up his gains, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 19:34(19:35) But Barzillai said unto the king, How many yet are the days of the years of my life, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?

Job 9:25And my days pass swifter than a runner: they flee away, they see no happiness,

Psalms 39:11(39:12) When thou with corrections chastisest man for iniquity, thou causest his excellence to melt away as [if eaten by] the moth: yea, nothing but vanity is every man. Selah.

Psalms 89:47(89:48) Remember [what] I am, what my duration is [here], for what nothingness thou hast created all sons of men!

Psalms 90:9For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we consume our years like a word that is spoken.

Psalms 144:4Man is like the breath: his days 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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