Psalms 89:47

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Psalms 89:45–49 · Berean Standard Bible

45 You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah

46 How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?

47 Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!

48 What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah

49 Where, O Lord, is Your loving devotion of old, which You faithfully swore to David?

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Psalms 39:5

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

Psalms 39:6

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Psalms 119:84

How many days must Your servant wait? When will You execute judgment on my persecutors?

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Remember that my life is but a breath. My eyes will never again see happiness.

Job 9:25

My days are swifter than a runner; they flee without seeing good.

Job 9:26

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Job 10:9

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Psalms 144:4

Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.

Job 14:1

“Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble.

James 4:14

You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.