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Psalm 39:4-5
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4 “Lord, let me know (A)my end,
And what is the extent of my days;
Let me know how (B)transient I am.
5 Behold, You have made (C)my days like [a]hand widths,
And my (D)lifetime as nothing in Your sight;
Certainly all mankind standing is [b]a mere (E)breath. Selah

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  1. Psalm 39:5 I.e., short
  2. Psalm 39:5 Or altogether breath
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Psalm 39:4-5
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4 “Show me, Lord, my life’s end
    and the number of my days;(A)
    let me know how fleeting(B) my life is.(C)
5 You have made my days(D) a mere handbreadth;
    the span of my years is as nothing before you.
Everyone is but a breath,(E)
    even those who seem secure.[a]

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  1. Psalm 39:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 11.
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Psalm 39:4-5
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4 Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is: that I may know how frail I am.

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.

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