Terrify them, Lord! Let the nations know they are mere mortals! (Selah)

You defend the fatherless and oppressed, so that mere mortals may no longer terrorize them.

By the Lord's decree the heavens were made; by a mere word from his mouth all the stars in the sky were created.

“Behold, You have made my days as handbreadths,
And my lifetime as nothing in Your sight;
Surely every man at his best is a mere breath. Selah.

Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away."

“With rebukes You discipline man for sin;
You consume like a moth what is precious to him;
Surely every man is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]. Selah.

In God -- I boast in his promise -- in God I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere men do to me?

in God I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere men do to me?

Men are nothing but a mere breath; human beings are unreliable. When they are weighed in the scales, all of them together are lighter than air.

How desolate they become in a mere moment! Terrifying judgments make their demise complete!

I am counted among those who go down to the pit (grave);
I am like a man who has no strength [a mere shadow],

Remember how fleeting my lifetime is;
For what vanity, [for what emptiness, for what futility, for what wisp of smoke] You have created all the sons of men!

The Lord knows the thoughts of man,
That they are a mere breath.

Yahweh [is] for me; I do not fear. What can [mere] humans do to me?

Man is like a mere breath;
His days are like a passing shadow.

Do not look to nobles, nor to mere human beings who cannot save.