My high tower and my deliverer,
My shield and the One in whom I take refuge,
Who subdues1 my people under me.
Or the son of man, that You are mindful of him?
Rescue me and deliver me out of great waters,
From the hand of foreigners,
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American Standard Version
Man is like to vanity: His days are as a shadow that passeth away.
Amplified® Bible
Man is like vanity {and} a breath; his days are as a shadow that passes away.
Contemporary English Version
We disappear like a breath; we last no longer than a faint shadow.
Darby English Version
Man is like to vanity; his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
Good News Bible
We are like a puff of wind; our days are like a passing shadow.
King James Version
Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
New American Standard Bible
Man is like a mere breath; His days are like a passing shadow.
New International Version
Man is like a breath;
his days are like a fleeting shadow.
New King James Version
Man is like a breath;
His days are like a passing shadow.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Man resembles a mere breath; His days resemble a passing shadow.
Revised Standard Version
Man is like a breath, his days are like a passing shadow.
Young's Literal Translation
Man to vanity hath been like, His days `are' as a shadow passing by.
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