World English Bible
Psalms 39:4
“Yahweh, show me my end, what is the measure of my days. Let me know how frail I am.”
Verse in context — Psalms 39
2
I was mute with silence. I held my peace, even from good. My sorrow was stirred.
3
My heart was hot within me. While I meditated, the fire burned: I spoke with my tongue:
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Yahweh, show me my end, what is the measure of my days. Let me know how frail I am.
5
Behold, you have made my days handbreadths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath." Selah.
6
Surely every man walks like a shadow. Surely they busy themselves in vain. He heaps up, and doesn't know who shall gather.
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