Psalm 39:6-8

New American Standard Bible

⁶Certainly every person ^(A)walks around as ^[a]a fleeting shadow;
They certainly make an ^(B)uproar for nothing;
He ^(C)amasses riches and does not know who will gather them.

⁷“And now, Lord, for what do I wait?
My ^(D)hope is in You.
⁸^(E)Save me from all my wrongdoings;
Do not make me an object of ^(F)reproach for the foolish.

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Psalm 39:6-8

New International Version

⁶“Surely everyone goes around^(A) like a mere phantom;^(B)
in vain they rush about,^(C) heaping up wealth^(D)
without knowing whose it will finally be.^(E)