Psalm 39:4-6
English Standard Version Anglicised
4 “O Lord, (A)make me know my end
and what is the measure of my days;
let me know how fleeting I am!
5 Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths,
and (B)my lifetime is as nothing before you.
Surely (C)all mankind stands as a mere breath! Selah
6 Surely a man (D)goes about as a shadow!
Surely for nothing[a] they are in turmoil;
man (E)heaps up wealth and does not know who will gather!
Footnotes
- Psalm 39:6 Hebrew Surely as a breath
Psalm 39:4-6
King James Version
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 an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
6 Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
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