“Surely every man walks like a shadow.
Surely they busy themselves in vain.
He heaps up, and doesn’t know who shall gather.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Psalms 39:6 in context
Psalms 39:3–9
3
My heart was hot within me.
While I meditated, the fire burned.
I spoke with my tongue:
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.
6
Selected verse
“Surely every man walks like a shadow.
Surely they busy themselves in vain.
He heaps up, and doesn’t know who shall gather.
7
Now, Lord, what do I wait for?
My hope is in you.
8
Deliver me from all my transgressions.
Don’t make me the reproach of the foolish.
9
I was mute.
I didn’t open my mouth,
because you did it.
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