Psalm 39:5 Meaning
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.
Context Explained
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.
7And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Ecclesiastes 1:2
Both verses express the theme of vanity in human existence.
Psalm 103:15-16
Contrasts the fleeting nature of life with God's eternal nature.
Isaiah 40:6-8
Both emphasize the transient nature of human life.
Source: Psalm 39:5