Psalms 39:5
Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
†*Behold, thou hast made my dayes as an hand breadth, and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily euery man at his best state is altogether vanitie. Selah.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. setled.
- *Cross-referencePsal.62.9. & 144.4.
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- Psalms 144:4Rank 1 from verse 5
- Psalms 89:47Rank 2 from verse 5
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- Psalms 90:9–10Rank 4 from verse 5
9For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.
10The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
9†‖For all our dayes are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our yeeres as a tale that is told.
10†The dayes of our yeres are threescore yeeres and ten, and if by reason of strength they be fourescore yeeres, yet is their strength labour and sorrow: for it is soone cut off, and we flie away.
- Ecclesiastes 2:11Rank 5 from verse 5
11Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
11*Then I looked on all the workes that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to doe: and behold, all was vanitie, and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit vnder the Sunne.
- Psalms 39:11Rank 6 from verse 5
- James 4:14Rank 7 from verse 5
14Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
14Whereas yee know not what shalbe on the morow: *for what is your life? ‖It is euen a vapour that appeareth for a litle time, and then vanisheth away.
- Job 14:1–2Rank 8 from verse 5
1MAN that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.
2He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
1¶ Man that is borne of a woman, is †of few dayes, and full of trouble.
2*Hee commeth forth like a flower, and is cut downe: he fleeth also, as a shaddow and continueth not.
- Psalms 90:4–5Rank 9 from verse 5
4For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.
5Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up.
4*‖For a thousand yeeres in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past: and as a watch in the night.
5‖Thou carriest them away as with a flood, they are as a sleepe: in the morning they are like grasse which groweth vp.
- Genesis 47:9Rank 10 from verse 5
9And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
9And Iacob said vnto Pharaoh, *The dayes of the yeeres of my pilgrimage are an hundred & thirtie yeres: few and euill haue the dayes of the yeeres of my life bene, and haue not attained vnto the dayes of the yeeres of the life of my fathers, in the dayes of their pilgrimage.
- Job 9:25–26Rank 12 from verse 5
25Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.
26They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.
25Now my dayes are swifter then a Poste: they flee away, they see no good.
26They are passed away as the †‖swift ships: as the Eagle that hasteth to the pray.
- 2 Peter 3:8Rank 13 from verse 5
- Ecclesiastes 1:2Rank 14 from verse 5
- Isaiah 40:17Rank 15 from verse 5
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Psalms 39:5
1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.
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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.
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handbreadth
A space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm.
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Sense 1: A period of life or history; the length or stage of one's life. Sense 2: A generation.
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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.
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Truly, certainly, assuredly, actually, or in truth.
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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.
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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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Condition, standing, rank, or circumstances.
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altogether
Wholly; entirely; completely; without exception.
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Emptiness, futility, worthlessness, falsehood, unreliability, or transience.
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4Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.
4‖ LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my dayes, what it is: that I may know how fraile I am.
5Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
5†*Behold, thou hast made my dayes as an hand breadth, and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily euery man at his best state is altogether vanitie. Selah.
Selected passage6Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
6†Surely euery man walketh in a vaine shew: surely they are disquieted in vaine: he heapeth vp riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.