Psalms 39:5
Behold, 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.]]
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
4LORD, make me to know mine end, And the number of my days, That I may know how frail I am!
Cross References
Job 9:25My days have been swifter than a courier; They have fled away; they have seen no good.
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!
Psalms 90:9By reason of thine anger all our days vanish away; We spend our years like a thought.
Psalms 144:4Man is like a vapor; His day is like a shadow that passeth away.
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 →