the surface it seems unclear, but on further reflection the point is clear. He says, “I see an end to all perfection.” The word “end” (קֵץ) means that there is a limit; and the word “perfection” (a word occurring only here, תִכְלָה; s.v. Ps. 90:7), possibly meaning “completeness,” refers to the completion of all things. What he is saying is that all things, however complete they are, however perfected, have their limit—they all come to an eventual end.192 On the other hand, the commands of God are