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Psalm 39:5
God inspired His servant David to announce that, in his very best state, man is vanity. Not quality, not excellence—vanity! Although God made man "very good" (Genesis 1:31), He purposely made him temporary and incomplete (II Corinthians 4:18; II Timothy 3:17; James 1:4).
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God's Quality Way of LifeRelated Topics: God's Permanence; Man's Impermanence | God's Quality Way of Life | Man's Impermanence | Man's Incompleteness | Man's Temporariness | VanityOther Forerunner Commentary entries containing Psalms 39:5:
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