Psalm 89:47

Take note of my brief lifespan! Why do you make all people so mortal?

Job 7:7

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

Job 10:9

Remember that you have made me as with the clay; will you return me to dust?

Job 14:1

"Man, born of woman, lives but a few days, and they are full of trouble.

Job 9:25-26

"My days are swifter than a runner, they speed by without seeing happiness.

Psalm 39:5-6

Look, you make my days short-lived, and my life span is nothing from your perspective. Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor.

Psalm 119:84

How long must your servant endure this? When will you judge those who pursue me?

Psalm 144:4

People are like a vapor, their days like a shadow that disappears.

James 4:14

You do not know about tomorrow. What is your life like? For you are a puff of smoke that appears for a short time and then vanishes.

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Summary

Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?

General references

Bible References

Wherefore

Psalm 144:4
People are like a vapor, their days like a shadow that disappears.
Job 14:1
"Man, born of woman, lives but a few days, and they are full of trouble.
James 4:14
You do not know about tomorrow. What is your life like? For you are a puff of smoke that appears for a short time and then vanishes.

General references

Isaiah 64:12
In light of all this, how can you still hold back, Lord? How can you be silent and continue to humiliate us?

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