Psalms 89:47

Psalms 89:47 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?
• New International Version (NIV)Remember how fleeting is my life. For what futility you have created all humanity!
• English Standard Version (ESV)Remember how short my time is! For what vanity you have created all the children of man!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Remember how short my time is; For what futility have You created all the children of men?

Context of Psalms 89:47

45The days of his youth hast thou shortened; thou hast covered him with shame. Selah. 46How long, Jehovah, wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy fury burn like fire? Remember, as regards me, what life is. Wherefore hast thou created all the children of men to be vanity? 48What man liveth, and shall not see death? Shall he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah. 49Where, Lord, are thy former loving-kindnesses, [which] thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?

Psalms 89:47 word by word

זְכָר־אֲנִ֥י מֶה־חָ֑לֶד עַל־מַה־שָּׁ֝֗וְא בָּרָ֥אתָ כָל־בְּנֵי־אָדָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 89:47

• Psalms 39:5Behold, 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.
• Psalms 119:84How many shall be the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?
• Job 7:7Remember thou that my life is wind; mine eye shall no more see good.
• Job 9:25And my days are swifter than a runner: they flee away, they see no good.
• Job 10:9Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as clay, and wilt bring me into dust again.
• Psalms 144:4Man is like to vanity; his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
• Job 14:1Man, born of woman, is of few days, and full of trouble.
• James 4:14ye who do not know what will be on the morrow, ([for] what [is] your life? It is even a vapour, appearing for a little while, and then disappearing,)

Commentaries on Psalms 89:47

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 47How short my time is - If thou deliver not speedily, none of the present generations shall see thy salvation. Are all the remnants of our tribes created in vain? shall they never see happiness?Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 47Remember how short my time is - The word rendered “time” - חלד cheled - means duration; lifetime. Psalm 39:5. Then it means life; time; age; the world. Literally, here, “Remember; I; what duration.” The meaning is plain. Bear in remembrance that my time must soon come to an end. Life is brief. In a short period the time will come for me to die; and if these promises are fulfilled to me, it must be done soon. Remember that these troubles and sorrows cannot…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 38-52Verses 38-52 Sometimes it is not easy to reconcile God's providences with his promises, yet we are sure that God's works fulfil his word. When the great Anointed One, Christ himself, was upon the cross, God seemed to have cast him off, yet did not make void his covenant, for that was established for ever. The honour of the house of David was lost. Thrones and crowns are often laid in the dust; but there is a crown of glory reserved for Christ's spiritual…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 46-47The psalmist wonders whether he will live long enough to see the Lord’s anger end. Human life is short and passes quickly before the Lord (Psalm 90:4, 10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 38-5238-52. present a striking contrast to these glowing promises, in mournful evidences of a loss of God's favor. cast off--and rejected (compare Psa 15:4; 43:2; 44:9).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 89:47

• Afflictions and Adversities
• God
• Life

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Commentaries on Psalms 89

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings