Psalms 39:4
Let me know, O Yahweh, mine end, And the measure of my days—what it is, I would know how short-lived I am.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
3Hot was my heart within me, While I was musing, there was kindled a fire, I spake with my tongue!
Cross References
Psalms 90:12How to number our days, so grant us to know, That we may win us a heart that hath wisdom.
Psalms 119:84How few are the days of thy servant! When wilt thou execute sentence on my persecutors?
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 →