Psalm 39:4

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Psalm 39:4

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

“Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is.

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KJV

King James Version

LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it [is; that] I may know how frail I [am].

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WEB

World English Bible

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

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ASV

American Standard Version

Jehovah, make me to know mine end, And the measure of my days, what it is; Let me know how frail I am.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Psalm 39

² I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred.

³ My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue:

⁴ “Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is.

⁵ You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah

⁶ Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.

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