Psalms 39:5
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Psalms 39:5
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LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.
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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.
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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.
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Verse Text
Behold, thou hast madeH5414 my daysH3117 as an handbreadthH2947; and mine ageH2465 is as nothing before thee: verily everyH3605 manH120 at his best stateH5324 is altogetherH3605 vanityH1892. SelahH5542.
הִנֵּה טְפָחֹות ׀ נָתַתָּה יָמַי וְחֶלְדִּי כְאַיִן נֶגְדֶּךָ אַךְ כָּל־הֶבֶל כָּל־אָדָם נִצָּב סֶלָה׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
הִנֵּ֤ה |
hi.Neh | H2009 | HTm | here! |
טְפָח֨וֹת |
te.fa.Chot | H2947 | HNcmpa | handbreadths |
נָ֘תַ֤תָּה |
na.Ta.tah | H5414 | HVqp2ms | you have made |
יָמַ֗/י |
ya.Ma/i | H3117 | HNcmpc/Sp1cs | days/ my |
וְ/חֶלְדִּ֣/י |
ve./chel.D/i | H2465 | HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs | and/ lifespan/ my |
כְ/אַ֣יִן |
khe./'A.yin | H369 | HR/Ncmsa | (is) like/ nothing |
נֶגְדֶּ֑/ךָ |
neg.De./kha | H5048 | HR/Sp2ms | before/ you |
אַ֥ךְ |
'akh | H389 | HTa | (is) only |
כָּֽל |
kal- | H3605 | HNcmsc | all |
הֶ֥בֶל |
He.vel | H1892 | HNcmsa | vanity |
כָּל |
kol- | H3605 | HNcmsc | all |
אָ֝דָ֗ם |
'a.Dam | H120 | HNcmsa | humankind |
נִצָּ֥ב |
ni.Tzav | H5324 | HVNrmsa | (which) stands |
סֶֽלָה |
Se.lah | H5542 | HTj | Selah |
- H120 — אָדָם (ʼâdâm, aw-dawm'): from אָדַם (ʼâdam) H119; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.); [idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
- H1892 — הֶבֶל (hebel, heh'bel): or (rarely in the abs.) הֲבֵל (hăbêl); from הָבַל (hâbal) H1891; emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb; [idiom] altogether, vain, vanity.
- H2465 — חֶלֶד (cheled, kheh'-led): from an unused root apparently meaning to glide swiftly; life (as a fleeting portion of time); hence, the world (as transient); age, short time, world.
- H2947 — טֵפַח (ṭêphach, tay'-fakh): from טָפַח (ṭâphach) H2946; a spread of the hand, i.e. a palm-breadth (not 'span' of the fingers); architecturally, a corbel (as a supporting palm); coping, hand-breadth.
- H3117 — יוֹם (yôwm, yome): from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb); age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger.
- H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל (kôwl); from כָּלַל (kâlal) H3634; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
- H5324 — נָצַב (nâtsab, naw-tsab'): a primitive root; to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively); appointed, deputy, erect, establish, [idiom] Huzzah (by mistake for a proper name), lay, officer, pillar, present, rear up, set (over, up), settle, sharpen, establish, (make to) stand(-ing, still, up, upright), best state.
- H5414 — נָתַן (nâthan, naw-than'): a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.); add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield.
- H5542 — סֶלָה (çelâh, seh'-law): from סָלָה (çâlâh) H5541; suspension (of music), i.e. pause; Selah.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H369 — אַיִן (ʼayin, ah'-yin): as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle; else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare אַיִן (ʼayin) H370.
- H389 — אַךְ (ʼak, ak): akin to אָכֵן (ʼâkên) H403; a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only; also, in any wise, at least, but, certainly, even, howbeit, nevertheless, notwithstanding, only, save, surely, of a surety, truly, verily, [phrase] wherefore, yet (but).
- H2009 — הִנֵּה (hinnêh, hin-nay'): prolongation for הֵן (hên) H2005; lo!; behold, lo, see.
- H5048 — נֶגֶד (neged, neh'-ghed): from נָגַד (nâgad) H5046; a front, i.e. part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before; about, (over) against, [idiom] aloof, [idiom] far (off), [idiom] from, over, presence, [idiom] other side, sight, [idiom] to view.
Verse Cross-References
- as nothing — Psalms 89:47, 2 Peter 3:8
- Behold — Genesis 47:9, Job 7:6, Job 9:25-26, Job 14:1-2, Psalms 90:4-5, Psalms 90:9-10, James 4:14
- verily — Psalms 39:11, Psalms 62:9, Psalms 144:4, Ecclesiastes 1:2, Ecclesiastes 2:11, Isaiah 40:17
Reciprocal references (19): 2 Samuel 19:34, Job 4:21, Job 6:11, Job 7:3, Job 8:9, Job 10:20, Job 20:22, Psalms 49:12, Psalms 102:11, Psalms 119:84, Psalms 119:96, Psalms 127:2, Ecclesiastes 1:14, Ecclesiastes 3:19, Ecclesiastes 6:12, Ecclesiastes 8:13, Ecclesiastes 9:9, Ecclesiastes 11:10, Isaiah 40:30
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: LIFE-DEATH
- Torrey’s: DEATH, NATURAL; LIFE, NATURAL; MEASURES; PROVIDENCE OF GOD, THE; VANITY
- Nave’s: HANDBREADTH; LIFE; MEASURE; VANITY
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