Psalms 39
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 39:4-6

4“LordH3068, make me to knowH3045 1my endH7093 And whatH4100 is the extentH4060 of my daysH3117; Let me knowH3045 howH4100 2transientH2310 I am.5BeholdH2009, You have madeH5414 3my daysH3117 as handbreadthsH2947, And my 4lifetimeH2465 as nothingH369 in Your sightH5048; SurelyH389 everyH3605 manH120 5at his bestH5324 is 6a mereH3605 7breathH1892. 8SelahH5542.6SurelyH389 everyH376 manH376 9walksH1980 about as 10a phantomH6754; SurelyH389 they makeH1993 an 11uproarH1993 for nothingH1892; He 12amassesH6651 riches and does not knowH3045 whoH4310 will gatherH622 them.

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Notes

  1. 1. Psalms 39:4 Job 6:11; Ps 90:12; 119:84 ↩
  2. 2. Psalms 39:4 Ps 78:39; 103:14 ↩
  3. 3. Psalms 39:5 Ps 89:47 ↩
  4. 4. Psalms 39:5 Ps 144:4 ↩
  5. 5. Psalms 39:5 Lit standing firm ↩
  6. 6. Psalms 39:5 Or altogether vanity ↩
  7. 7. Psalms 39:5 Job 14:2; Ps 62:9; Eccl 6:12 ↩
  8. 8. Psalms 39:5 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude ↩
  9. 9. Psalms 39:6 1 Cor 7:31; James 1:10, 11; 1 Pet 1:24 ↩
  10. 10. Psalms 39:6 Lit an image ↩
  11. 11. Psalms 39:6 Ps 127:2; Eccl 5:17 ↩
  12. 12. Psalms 39:6 Ps 49:10; Eccl 2:26; 5:14; Luke 12:20 ↩

Commentaries on Psalms 39

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