“Remember that my life (A)is a mere breath;
My eye will (B)not see goodness again.

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Remember, O God, that my life is but a breath;(A)
    my eyes will never see happiness again.(B)

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O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good.

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Behold, You have made (A)my days like [a]hand widths,
And my (B)lifetime as nothing in Your sight;
Certainly all mankind standing is [b]a mere (C)breath. Selah

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 39:5 I.e., short
  2. Psalm 39:5 Or altogether breath

You have made my days(A) a mere handbreadth;
    the span of my years is as nothing before you.
Everyone is but a breath,(B)
    even those who seem secure.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 39:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 11.

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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For my days (A)have ended in smoke,
And my (B)bones have been scorched like a hearth.

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For my days vanish like smoke;(A)
    my bones(B) burn like glowing embers.

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For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.

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(A)Man is like the breath;
His (B)days are like a passing shadow.

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They are like a breath;(A)
    their days are like a fleeting shadow.(B)

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Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

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