Psalms 89:47
Remember, Lord, the shortness of life how fleeting you made all people.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?
In Context
46How long, Lord? Will you hide yourself forever? How long are the fires of your wrath to burn?
48Who can live without seeing death? Who can rescue their life from the clutch of Sheol? Selah
Cross References
Psalms 39:5See! My days you have made but a span, and my life is as nothing before you. It is but as a breath that everyone stands: Selah
Psalms 119:84How few are the days of your servant! When will you judge those who harass me?
James 4:14yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow! For you are but a puff of smoke that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 89:39-52
Complaints and Expostulations; David's Expostulation with God. 38 But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed. 39 Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground. 40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin. 41 All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours. 42 Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice. 43… Read the whole commentary →