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Psalm 39:6–7

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6Surely a man egoes about as a shadow!

Surely for nothing1 they are in turmoil;

man fheaps up wealth and does not know who will gather!

7“And now, O Lord, for what do I wait?

gMy hope is in you.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Hebrew Surely as a breath

Cross references

  1. e[1 Cor. 7:31; James 4:14]
  2. fPs. 49:10; Job 27:16, 17; Luke 12:20; [Eccles. 2:18, 21, 26; Jer. 17:11]
  3. gPs. 38:15

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Surely everyone goes around like a mere phantom;

in vain they rush about, heaping up wealth

without knowing whose it will finally be.

“But now, Lord, what do I look for?

My hope is in you.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Yes, a person goes about like a mere shadow.

Indeed, they rush around in vain,

gathering possessions

without knowing who will get them.

“Now, Lord, what do I wait for?

My hope is in you.

NLTNew Living Translation

We are merely moving shadows,

and all our busy rushing ends in nothing.

We heap up wealth,

not knowing who will spend it.

And so, Lord, where do I put my hope?

My only hope is in you.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Surely a man walks about as a mere shadow;

surely in vain they bustle about.

He heaps up possessions but does not know who will gather them in.

And now, O Lord, for what do I wait?

My hope is for you.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

And now, Lord, what wait I for?

My hope is in thee.