Psalms 39:4

And he put a new song into my mouth, 1 Even a hymn to our God: 1 Many shall see it, and fear, 1 And shall hope in the Lord. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.

In Context

3And he brought me up out of a pit of misery, 1 And from miry clay: 1 And he set my feet on a rock, 1 And ordered my goings aright. 1

5Blessed is the man whose hope is the name of the Lord, 1 And who has not regarded vanities and false frenzies. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 90:12They shall bear thee up on their hands, 1 Lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 1

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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