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Psalm 39:5-7
Legacy Standard Bible
Psalm 39:5-7
Legacy Standard Bible
5 Behold, You have made (A)my days as [a]handbreadths,
And my (B)lifetime as nothing before You;
Surely every man, even standing firm, is [b]altogether (C)vanity. [c]Selah.
6 Surely every man (D)walks about as [d]a shadow;
Surely they make an (E)uproar in vain;
He (F)piles up riches and does not know who will gather them.
7 “And now, Lord, what do I hope in?
My (G)expectation is in You.
Footnotes
- Psalm 39:5 A handbreadth was approx. 3 in. or 7.6 cm
- Psalm 39:5 Or mere breath
- Psalm 39:5 Selah may mean Pause, Crescendo, Musical Interlude
- Psalm 39:6 Lit an image
Psalm 39:5-7
New International Version
Psalm 39:5-7
New International Version
5 You have made my days(A) a mere handbreadth;
the span of my years is as nothing before you.
Everyone is but a breath,(B)
even those who seem secure.[a]
6 “Surely everyone goes around(C) like a mere phantom;(D)
in vain they rush about,(E) heaping up wealth(F)
without knowing whose it will finally be.(G)
7 “But now, Lord, what do I look for?
My hope is in you.(H)
Footnotes
- Psalm 39:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 11.
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