Psalms 39:7
Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not; 1 But a body hast thou prepared me: 1 Whole burnt offering and sacrifice for sin thou didst not require. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
In Context
8Then I said, Behold, I come: 1 In the volume of the book it is written concerning me, 1
Cross References
Job 13:15Though the Mighty One should lay hand upon me, forasmuch as he has begun, 1 Verily I will speak, and plead before him. 1
Ecclesiastes 4:8There is one alone, and there is not a second; 1 Yea, he has neither son nor brother: 1 Yet there is no end to all his labor; 1 Neither is his eye satisfied with wealth; 1 And for whom do I labor, 1 And deprive my soul of good? 1 This is also vanity, 1 And an evil trouble. 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 →