God’s Word Translation
Psalms 89:47
47Remember how short my life is! Have you created Adam’s descendants for no reason?
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
45You cut short the days of his youth and covered him with shame. Selah 46How long, O Lord? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your anger continue to burn like fire? Remember how short my life is! Have you created Adam’s descendants for no reason? 48Can a mortal go on living and never see death? Who can set himself free from the power of the grave? Selah 49Where is the evidence of your mercy, Lord? You swore an oath to David on ⌞the basis of⌟ your faithfulness.
Read all of Psalms 89Psalms 89:47 word by word
זְכָר־אֲנִ֥י מֶה־חָ֑לֶד עַל־מַה־שָּׁ֝֗וְא בָּרָ֥אתָ כָל־בְּנֵי־אָדָֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 89:47
- Psalms 39:5Indeed, 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
- Psalms 119:84What is left of my life? When will you bring those who persecute me to justice?
- Job 7:7Remember, my life is only a breath, and never again will my eyes see anything good.
- Job 9:25“My days go by more quickly than a runner. They sprint away. They don’t see anything good.
- Job 10:9Please remember that you made me out of clay and that you will return me to the dust again.
- Psalms 144:4Humans are like a breath of air. Their life span is like a fleeting shadow.
- Job 14:1“A person who is born of a woman is short-lived and is full of trouble.
- James 4:14You don’t know what will happen tomorrow. What is life? You are a mist that is seen for a moment and then disappears.
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
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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
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