Psalms 39:4-5 in English

⁴ Jehovah, make me to know mine end, And the measure of my days, what it is; Let me know how frail I am.

⁵ Behold, thou hast made my days as handbreadths; And my life-time is as nothing before thee: Surely every man at his best estate is altogether vanity. Selah

⁴ And he put a new song into my mouth, even a hymn to our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall hope in the Lord.

⁵ Blessed is the man whose hope is the name of the Lord, and who has not regarded vanities and false frenzies.

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.

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.

⁴ Blessed is the man whose hope is in the name of the Lord, and who has not regarded vanities and false frenzies.

⁵ O Lord my God, you have multiplied your wonderful works, and in your thoughts there is none who shall be likened to you: I declared and spoke of them: they exceeded number.

⁴ LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; let me know how frail I am.

⁵ Behold, thou hast made my days as handbreadths; and mine age is as nothing before thee: surely every man at his best estate is altogether vanity. Selah

⁴ “Yahweh, show/tell me how long I will live. Tell me when I will die. Tell me how many years I will live!

⁵ It seems that you have caused me to live only a short time; ◄my lifetime/all the time that I have lived► seems like nothing to you. The time that all we humans live is as short as MET a puff of wind.

⁴ Blessed is the man whose hope is in the name of the Lord, and who has not regarded vanities and false frenzies.

⁵ O Lord my God, you have multiplied your wonderful works, and in your thoughts there is none who shall be likened to you: I declared and spoke of them: they exceeded number.

⁴ “Yahweh, show me my end, what is the measure of my days. Let me know how frail I am.

⁵ Behold, you have made my days hand widths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath.” Selah.

⁴ “Yahweh, show me my end, what is the measure of my days. Let me know how frail I am.

⁵ Behold, you have made my days hand widths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath.” Selah.

⁴ “LORD, show me my end, what is the measure of my days. Let me know how frail I am.

⁵ Behold, you have made my days hand widths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath.” Selah.

⁴ Lord, give me knowledge of my end, and of the measure of my days, so that I may see how feeble I am.

⁵ You have made my days no longer than a hand's measure; and my years are nothing in your eyes; truly, every man is but a breath. (Selah.)

⁴ Make me to know, Jehovah, mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is: I shall know how frail I am.

⁵ Behold, thou hast made my days as hand-breadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before thee; verily, every man, even the high placed, is altogether vanity. Selah.

⁴ And he put a new canticle into my mouth, a song to our God. Many shall see, and shall fear: and they shall hope in the Lord.

⁵ Blessed is the man whose trust is in the name of the Lord; and who hath not had regard to vanities, and lying follies.

⁴ Lord, remind me. How short is my life? How long do I have? Remind me how quickly my life will pass.

⁵ Just look at the tiny amount of days you have given me! In your eyes my whole lifetime is like nothing. Our lives here are just a breath… Selah.

⁴ Lord, let me know mine ende, and the measure of my dayes, what it is: let mee knowe howe long I haue to liue.

⁵ Beholde, thou hast made my dayes as an hand breadth, and mine age as nothing in respect of thee: surely euery man in his best state is altogether vanitie. Selah.

⁴ (39-5) 'LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; let me know how short-lived I am.

⁵ (39-6) Behold, Thou hast made my days as hand-breadths; and mine age is as nothing before Thee; surely every man at his best estate is altogether vanity. Selah

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 a handbreadth; And mine age is as nothing before thee: Verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.

⁴ (39:5) Let me know, O Lord, my end, and the measure of my days, what it is: I wish to know when I shall cease to be.

⁵ (39:6) Behold, measured out with the span hast thou made my days; and my whole duration is nothing before thee: yea, as nothing but vanity doth every man stand here. Selah.

⁴ And he put a new song into my mouth, Even a hymn to our God: Many shall see it, and fear, And shall hope in the Lord.

⁵ Blessed is the man whose hope is the name of the Lord, And who has not regarded vanities and false frenzies.

⁴ LORD, make me to know mine end, And the number of my days, That I may know how frail I am!

⁵ Behold, thou hast made my days as a hand-breadth, And my life is as nothing before thee; Yea, every man in his firmest state is altogether vanity. Pause.

⁴ “Teach me, O Lord, my end, and the sum of my days what it is. Let me know how transient I am.

⁵ See! My days you have made but a span, and my life is as nothing before you. It is but as a breath that everyone stands: Selah

⁴ “Teach me, O Lord, my end, and the sum of my days what it is. Let me know how transient I am.

⁵ See! My days you have made but a span, and my life is as nothing before you. It is but as a breath that everyone stands: Selah

⁴ “Adonai , show me my end, what is the measure of my days. Let me know how frail I am.

⁵ Behold, you have made my days hand widths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath.” Selah ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

⁴ “Yahweh, make me know when will be the end of my life and the extent of my days. Show me how transient I am.

⁵ See, you have made my days only the width of my hand, and my lifetime is like nothing before you. Surely every man is a single breath. Selah

⁴ “Yahweh, show me my end, what is the measure of my days. Let me know how frail I am.

⁵ Behold, you have made my days hand widths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath.” Selah.

⁴ “LORD, show me my end, what is the measure of my days. Let me know how frail I am.

⁵ Behold, you have made my days hand widths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath.” Selah.

⁴ LORD, make me to know my 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 a hand-breadth; and my age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.

⁴ “LORD, show me my end, what is the measure of my days. Let me know how frail I am.

⁵ Behold, you have made my days hand widths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath.” Selah.

⁴ “LORD, show me my end, what is the measure of my days. Let me know how frail I am.

⁵ Behold, you have made my days hand widths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath.” Selah.

⁴ Lord, make thou mine end known to me. And the number of my days, what it is; that I know, what faileth to me.

⁵ Lo! thou hast set or put my days measurable; and my substance is as nought before thee. Nevertheless all vanity; each man living.

⁴ Lord, make thou mine end known to me. And the number of my days, what it is; that I know, what faileth to me, (or so that I know, what falleth to me, or so that I know, when I shall fail, or die).

⁵ Lo! thou hast set my days measurable; and my substance is as nought before thee. Nevertheless all vanity; each man living. (Behold! thou hast made my days able to be measured, (or counted); and my substance is like but nothing before thee, yea, (but a puff of air). And all is emptiness, (or uselessness); for each person alive.)

⁴ 'Cause me to know, O Jehovah, mine end, And the measure of my days — what it is,' I know how frail I am.

⁵ Lo, handbreadths Thou hast made my days, And mine age is as nothing before Thee, Only, all vanity is every man set up. Selah.