Psalms 39:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 39:4

2 ^aI was mute with silence,
I held my peace even from good;
And my sorrow was stirred up.

3 My heart was hot within me;
While I was¹ musing, the fire burned.
Then I spoke with my tongue:

4 “Lord, ^amake me to know my end,
And what is the measure of my days,
That I may know how frail I am.

5 Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths,
And my age is as nothing before You;
Certainly every man at his best state is but ^avapor. Selah

6 Surely every man walks about like a shadow;
Surely they¹ 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 ^ahope is in You.

8 Deliver me from all my transgressions;
Do not make me ^athe reproach of the foolish.

9 ^aI was mute, I did not open my mouth,
Because it was ^bYou who did it.

Verse Comparison: Psalms 39:4

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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.

Amplified® Bible
Lord, make me to know my end and [to appreciate] the measure of my days--what it is; let me know {and} realize how frail I am [how transient is my stay here].

Contemporary English Version
"Please, LORD, show me my future. Will I soon be gone?

Darby English Version
Make me to know, Jehovah, mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is: I shall know how frail I am.

Good News Bible
" LORD, how long will I live? When will I die? Tell me how soon my life will end."

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.

New American Standard Bible
"LORD, make me to know my end And what is the extent of my days; Let me know how transient I am.

New International Version
"Show me, O LORD, my life's end
and the number of my days;
let me know how fleeting is my life.

New King James Version
“LORD, make me to know my end,
And what is the measure of my days,
That I may know how frail I am.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"LORD, make me to know my end and what will constitute the extent of my days; Let me know the extent of my transience.

Revised Standard Version
"LORD, let me know my end, and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is!

Young's Literal Translation
`Cause me to know, O Jehovah, mine end, And the measure of my days -- what it `is',' I know how frail I `am'.

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