Psalm 39:5-7

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“Behold, You have made ^(A)my days as handbreadths,
And my ^(B)lifetime as nothing in Your sight;
Surely every man ^(a)at his best is ^(b)a mere ^(C)breath. ^(c)Selah.

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“Surely every man ^(D)walks about as ^(d)a phantom;
Surely they make an ^(E)uproar for nothing;
He ^(F)amasses riches and does not know who will gather them.

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“And now, Lord, for what do I wait?
My ^(G)hope is in You.

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 39:5: ['Lit ', standing firm]

b. Psalm 39:5: ['Or ', altogether vanity]

c. Psalm 39:5: [Selah, ' may mean: ', Pause, Crescendo, ' or ', Musical interlude]

d. Psalm 39:6: ['Lit ', an image]

Cross references:

A. Psalm 39:5: Psalm 89:47

B. Psalm 39:5: Psalm 144:4

C. Psalm 39:5: Job 14:2; Psalm 62:9

D. Psalm 39:6: 1 Corinthians 7:31; James 1:10; James 1:11; 1 Peter 1:24

E. Psalm 39:6: Psalm 127:2

F. Psalm 39:6: Psalm 49:10; Luke 12:20

G. Psalm 39:7: Psalm 38:15