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Psalms 89:47 Cross-References
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“Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?”
Psalms 89:47 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 89:47
Remember how short my time is (זְכָר־אֲנִי מֶה־חָלֶד zekhor-ani meh-chaled)—zakhar (remember) is covenant language, appealing to God's promises. Chaled (lifetime, duration) emphasizes life's brevity. The psalmist urges God to act before death makes intervention futile. Wherefore hast thou made all men in vain? (עַל־מַה־שָּׁוְא בָּרָאתָ כָל־בְּנֵי־אָדָם al-mah-shav barata kol-benei-adam)—shav means emptiness, futility, vanity. If covenant promises fail and death ends all, human existence is meaningless.This verse raises existential questions: What is humanity's purpose if God doesn't keep coven...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 89:47
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“O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good.”
“I beg you”
“that appears for a little time”
“Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.”
“How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?”
“you have made my days handbreadths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath. Selah.,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., הִנֵּה טְפָחוֹת נָתַתָּה יָמַי וְחֶלְדִּי כְאַיִן נֶגְדֶּךָ אַךְ כָּל־הֶבֶל כָּל־אָדָם נִצָּב סֶלָה׃ ,Behold, Thou hast made my days as hand-breadths; And mine age is as nothing before Thee; Surely every man at his best estate is altogether vanity. Selah,38:6 ἰδοὺ παλαιστὰς ἔθου τὰς ἡμέρας μου καὶ ἡ ὑπόστασίς μου ὡσεὶ οὐθὲν ἐνώπιόν σου πλὴν τὰ σύμπαντα ματαιότης πᾶς ἄνθρωπος ζῶν διάψαλμα,38:5 Behold, thou hast made my days old; and my existence is as nothing before thee: nay, every man living is altogether vanity. Pause.,,,,”