47 Remember how fleeting is my life.

For what futility you have created all humanity!

48 Who can live and not see death,

or who can escape the power of the grave?

47 Remember how short my time is:

Wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?

48 What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death?

Shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.

47 Remember how short my life is,

how empty and futile this human existence!

48 No one can live forever; all will die.

No one can escape the power of the grave.

Interlude

47 Remember how short my time is;

For what futility have You created all the children of men?

48 What man can live and not see death?

Can he deliver his life from the power of the grave?

Selah

47 Remember how short my life is.

Why did you create us? For nothing?

48 What person alive will not die?

Who can escape the grave?

Selah

47 Oh remember how short my time is:

For what vanity hast thou created all the children of men!

48 What man is he that shall live and not see death,

That shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah

47 Remember, as regards me, what life is. Wherefore hast thou created all the children of men to be vanity? 48 What man liveth, and shall not see death? Shall he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah.

47 Remember how short my life is! 

Have you created Adam’s descendants for no reason? 

48 Can a mortal go on living and never see death? 

Who can set himself free from the power of the grave? 

Selah 

47 Remember how short my life is.

Have You created everyone for nothing?

48 What man can live and never see death?

Who can save himself from the power of Sheol? Selah

47 Remember how short my time is—

for what vanity you have created all mortals!

48 Who can live and never see death?

Who can escape the power of Sheol? Selah

47 Remember what my lifespan is.

Remember for what vanity

you have created all the children of humankind.

48 What man can live on and not see death?

Can he deliver his life from the power of Sheol? Selah

47 Remember how short my life is.

You have created all people for such a useless purpose!

48 What man can live and not die?

Who can escape the power of the grave? Selah

47 Remember what my span of life is;

For what vanity You have created all the sons of men!

48 What man can live and not see death?

Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol?

Selah.