NET Bible
"“O LORD, help me understand my mortality and the brevity of life! Let me realize how quickly my life will pass!"
— Psalms 39:4, NET Bible
“Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.”
“Jehovah, make me to know mine end, And the measure of my days, what it is; Let me know how frail I am. ”
“"Yahweh, show me my end, what is the measure of my days. Let me know how frail I am.”
“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.”
“Lord, give me knowledge of my end, and of the measure of my days, so that I may see how feeble I am.”
“Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.”
For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. I decided,“I will watch what I say and make sure I do not sin with my tongue. I will put a muzzle over my mouth while in the presence of an evil man.”
I was stone silent; I held back the urge to speak. My frustration grew;
my anxiety intensified. As I thought about it, I became impatient. Finally I spoke these words:
“O LORD, help me understand my mortality and the brevity of life! Let me realize how quickly my life will pass!
Look, you make my days short-lived, and my life span is nothing from your perspective. Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor.(Selah)
Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away.”
But now, O Lord, upon what am I relying? You are my only hope!