World English Bible

Psalms 39:5

“Behold, you have made my days handbreadths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath." Selah.”

Verse in context — Psalms 39

My heart was hot within me. While I meditated, the fire burned: I spoke with my tongue:

Yahweh, show me my end, what is the measure of my days. Let me know how frail I am.

Behold, you have made my days handbreadths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath." Selah.

Surely every man walks like a shadow. Surely they busy themselves in vain. He heaps up, and doesn't know who shall gather.

Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.

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