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Psalm 39:5
New English Translation
Psalm 39:5
New English Translation
5 Look, you make my days short-lived,[a]
and my life span is nothing from your perspective.[b]
Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor.[c] (Selah)
Footnotes
- Psalm 39:5 tn Heb “Look, handbreadths you make my days.” The “handbreadth” (equivalent to the width of four fingers) was one of the smallest measures used by ancient Israelites. See P. C. Craigie, Psalms 1-50 (WBC), 309.
- Psalm 39:5 tn Heb “is like nothing before you.”
- Psalm 39:5 tn Heb “surely, all vapor [is] all mankind, standing firm.” Another option is to translate, “Surely, all mankind, though seemingly secure, is nothing but a vapor.”
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