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Psalm 39:6-8
New King James Version
Psalm 39:6-8
New King James Version
6 Surely every man walks about like a shadow;
Surely they [a]busy themselves in vain;
He heaps up riches,
And does not know who will gather them.
7 “And now, Lord, what do I wait for?
My (A)hope is in You.
8 Deliver me from all my transgressions;
Do not make me (B)the reproach of the foolish.
Footnotes
- Psalm 39:6 make an uproar for nothing
Psalm 39:6-8
King James Version
Psalm 39:6-8
King James Version
6 Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
7 And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
8 Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.
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Psalm 39:6-8
English Standard Version
Psalm 39:6-8
English Standard Version
6 Surely a man (A)goes about as a shadow!
Surely for nothing[a] they are in turmoil;
man (B)heaps up wealth and does not know who will gather!
7 “And now, O Lord, for what do I wait?
(C)My hope is in you.
8 Deliver me from all my transgressions.
(D)Do not make me the scorn of the fool!
Footnotes
- Psalm 39:6 Hebrew Surely as a breath
Psalm 39:6-8
New American Standard Bible
Psalm 39:6-8
New American Standard Bible
6 Certainly every person (A)walks around as [a]a fleeting shadow;
They certainly make an (B)uproar for nothing;
He (C)amasses riches and does not know who will gather them.
7 “And now, Lord, for what do I wait?
My (D)hope is in You.
8 (E)Save me from all my wrongdoings;
Do not make me an object of (F)reproach for the foolish.
Footnotes
- Psalm 39:6 Lit an image
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