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Psalm 39:4–6

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4Lord, gMake me to know mine end,

And the measure of my days, what it is;

That I may know ||how hfrail I am.

5Behold, thou hast made my days as an ihandbreadth;

And kmine lage is as nothing before thee:

mVerily every man †at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.

6Surely every man walketh in †a vain shew:

mSurely they nare disquieted in vain:

oHe heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

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Psalm 39:4: ...O Lord, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am!

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  1. gSo Ps. 90:12. & 119:84. Comp. Job 7:1.
  2. ||Or, what time I have here.
  3. hIs. 53:3 (Heb.).
  4. iComp. Matt. 6:27.
  5. kSo Ps. 90:4.
  6. lPs. 89:47. See Job 11:17.
  7. mver. 6, 11. Ps. 62:9. & 78:33. & 94:11. So Ps. 144:4.
  8. †Heb. settled. Ps. 119:89. Comp. Ps. 49:12.
  9. †Heb. [an] image. 1 Sam. 6:5, &c.
  10. mver. 6, 11. Ps. 62:9. & 78:33. & 94:11. So Ps. 144:4.
  11. nSee Ps. 83:2.
  12. oPs. 49:10. Luke 12:20. Comp. Eccles. 2:18, 21, 26. & 5:14. Jer. 17:11.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“O Lord, make me know my end

and what is the measure of my days;

let me know how fleeting I am!

Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths,

and my lifetime is as nothing before you.

Surely all mankind stands as a mere breath! Selah

Surely a man goes about as a shadow!

Surely for nothing they are in turmoil;

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

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Show me, Lord, my life’s end

and the number of my days;

let me know how fleeting my life is.

You have made my days a mere handbreadth;

the span of my years is as nothing before you.

Everyone is but a breath,

even those who seem secure.

“Surely everyone goes around like a mere phantom;

in vain they rush about, heaping up wealth

without knowing whose it will finally be.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Lord, make me aware of my end

and the number of my days

so that I will know how short-lived I am.

In fact, you have made my days just inches long,

and my life span is as nothing to you.

Yes, every human being stands as only a vapor.

Selah

Yes, a person goes about like a mere shadow.

Indeed, they rush around in vain,

gathering possessions

without knowing who will get them.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

“Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be.

Remind me that my days are numbered—

how fleeting my life is.

You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand.

My entire lifetime is just a moment to you;

at best, each of us is but a breath.”

Interlude

We are merely moving shadows,

and all our busy rushing ends in nothing.

We heap up wealth,

not knowing who will spend it.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Let me know, O Yahweh, my end,

and what is the measure of my days.

Let me know how transient I am.”

Look, you have made my days mere handbreadths,

and my lifespan as nothing next to you.

Surely every person standing firm is complete vanity. Selah

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.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press