Psalms 39:6
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.
Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
7 And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
8 Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.
- KJV
- Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
- WEB
- “Surely every man walks like a shadow. Surely they busy themselves in vain. He heaps up, and doesn’t know who shall gather.
- ASV
- Surely every man walketh in a vain show; Surely they are disquieted in vain: He heapeth up [riches], and knoweth not who shall gather them.
- DARBY
- Verily, man walketh in a vain show; verily they are disquieted in vain; he heapeth up [riches], and knoweth not who shall gather them.
- BLB
- surely like a shadow every man goes about; surely in vain they are in commotion; he heaps up, and does not know who will gather them.
- ÅB
- «Bare som et skyggebilde vandrer mennesket;
bare tomhet er uroen deres.
Han dynger opp og vet ikke hvem som skal samle det inn. - OTB
- Sannelig, hvert menneske beveger seg som en forbipasserende skygge;
De lager oppstyr uten formål;
Han samler rikdom, uten å vite hvem som skal samle den. - B1930
- Bare som et skyggebillede vandrer mannen, bare tomhet er deres uro; han dynger op og vet ikke hvem som skal samle det inn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 12:20–21
But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
Read in contextJames 4:14
Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 2:26
For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Read in contextPsalms 127:2
It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 12:13
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
Read in context1 Corinthians 7:31
And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 4:7–8
Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.
Read in context1 Peter 5:7
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
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