Psalm 39:4 Meaning
LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.
Context Explained
2I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
3My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,
4LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.
5Behold, 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.
6Surely 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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Related Cross References
James 4:14
Both verses remind us of the brevity of life.
Psalm 90:12
Both encourage understanding our days to gain wisdom.
Ecclesiastes 7:2
Both emphasize the value of reflecting on mortality.
Source: Psalm 39:4