Psalms 39:5

Behold, you have made my days handbreadths.My lifetime is as nothing before you.Surely every man stands as a breath."Selah.

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In The King James Version

Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.

In Context

4"Lord, show me my end,what is the measure of my days.Let me know how frail I am.

6"Surely every man walks like a shadow.Surely they busy themselves in vain.He heaps up, and doesn't know who shall gather.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 19:34Barzillai said to the king, "How many are the days of the years of my life, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?

Job 9:25"Now my days are swifter than a runner.They flee away, they see no good,

Psalms 39:11When you rebuke and correct man for iniquity,You consume his wealth like a moth.Surely every man is but a breath."Selah.

Psalms 89:47Remember how short my time is!For what vanity have you created all the children of men!

Psalms 90:9For all our days have passed away in your wrath.We bring our years to an end as a sigh.

Psalms 144:4Man is like a breath.His days are like a shadow that passes 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 →

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