Psalms 144:4
Man is like a vapor; His day is like a shadow that passeth away.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
In Context
3LORD, what is man, that thou art mindful of him, Or the son of man, that thou makest account of him?
5Bow thy heavens, O LORD! and come down; Touch the mountains, so that they shall smoke!
Cross References
Job 4:19What then are they who dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who crumble to pieces, as if moth-eaten!
Job 14:1Man, that is born of woman, Is of few days, and full of trouble.
Psalms 39:5Behold, thou hast made my days as a hand-breadth, And my life is as nothing before thee; Yea, every man in his firmest state is altogether vanity. [[Pause.]]
Psalms 39:11When thou with rebukes dost chasten man for iniquity, Thou causest his glory to waste away like a moth! Surely every man is vanity.
Psalms 89:47Remember how short is my life, To what frailty thou hast created all men!
Matthew Henry on Psalms 144:2-9
Grateful Acknowledgments of Divine Goodness; Prayer for Success against Enemies. 1 Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: 2 My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me. 3 Lord , what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him! 4 Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away. 5 Bow thy heavens, O Lord , and… Read the whole commentary →