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Psalm 39:4–5

4 Lord, cmake me to know my end,

And what is the measure of my days,

That I may know how frail I am.

5 Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths,

And my age is as nothing before You;

Certainly every man at his best state is but dvapor.

Selah

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Psalm 39:4–5 — The New International Version (NIV)

“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.

Psalm 39:4–5 — English Standard Version (ESV)

“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

Psalm 39:4–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Lord, Make me to know mine end,

And the measure of my days, what it is;

That I may know how frail I am.

Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth;

And mine age is as nothing before thee:

Verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.

Psalm 39:4–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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.”

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Psalm 39:4–5 — New Century Version (NCV)

Lord, tell me when the end will come

and how long I will live.

Let me know how long I have.

You have given me only a short life;

my lifetime is like nothing to you.

Everyone’s life is only a breath.

Selah

Psalm 39:4–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Jehovah, make me to know mine end,

And the measure of my days, what it is;

Let me know how frail I am.

Behold, thou hast made my days as handbreadths;

And my life-time is as nothing before thee:

Surely every man at his best estate is altogether vanity. Selah

Psalm 39:4–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Make me to know, Jehovah, mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is: I shall know how frail I am. Behold, thou hast made my days as hand-breadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before thee; verily, every man, even the high placed, is altogether vanity. Selah.

Psalm 39:4–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“Teach me, O Lord, about the end of my life. 

Teach me about the number of days I have left 

so that I may know how temporary my life is. 

Indeed, you have made the length of my days ⸤only⸥ a few inches. 

My life span is nothing compared to yours. 

Certainly, everyone alive is like a whisper in the wind. 

Selah 

Psalm 39:4–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Lord, reveal to me the end of my life

and the number of my days.

Let me know how short-lived I am.

You, indeed, have made my days short in length,

and my life span as nothing in Your sight.

Yes, every mortal man is only a vapor. Selah

Psalm 39:4–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Lord, let me know my end,

and what is the measure of my days;

let me know how fleeting my life is.

You have made my days a few handbreadths,

and my lifetime is as nothing in your sight.

Surely everyone stands as a mere breath. Selah

Psalm 39:4–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

“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

Psalm 39:4–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

I said, “Lord, show me when my life will end.

Show me how many days I have left.

Tell me how short my life will be.

You have given me only a few days to live.

My whole life doesn’t seem like anything to you.

No man’s life lasts any longer than a breath. Selah

Psalm 39:4–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Lord, make me to know my end

And what is the extent of my days;

Let me know how transient I am.

Behold, You have made my days as handbreadths,

And my lifetime as nothing in Your sight;

Surely every man at his best is a mere breath.

Selah.


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