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Psalms 39:4
Psalms 39:4 is verse 4 of Psalms chapter 39, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
“Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is.
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.
World English Bible
“Yahweh, show me my end, what is the measure of my days. Let me know how frail I am.
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Psalms 39:2–6 · Berean Standard Bible
2 I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred.
3 My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue:
4 “Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is.
5 You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah
6 Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Psalms 90:12So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.
Psalms 119:84How many days must Your servant wait? When will You execute judgment on my persecutors?
Job 14:13If only You would hide me in Sheol and conceal me until Your anger has passed! If only You would appoint a time for me and then remember me!