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Behold, You have made (A)my days as [a]handbreadths,
And my (B)lifetime as nothing before You;
Surely every man, even standing firm, is [b]altogether (C)vanity. [c]Selah.
Surely every man (D)walks about as [d]a shadow;
Surely they make an (E)uproar in vain;
He (F)piles up riches and does not know who will gather them.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 39:5 A handbreadth was approx. 3 in. or 7.6 cm
  2. Psalm 39:5 Or mere breath
  3. Psalm 39:5 Selah may mean Pause, Crescendo, Musical Interlude
  4. Psalm 39:6 Lit an image

Surely [a]men of (A)low degree are merely (B)vanity and [b]men of rank are a (C)lie;
In the (D)balances they go up;
They are together lighter than a breath of vanity.

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  1. Psalm 62:9 Lit sons of men
  2. Psalm 62:9 Lit sons of men of rank

(A)Man is like a breath;
His (B)days are like a passing shadow.

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(A)Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher, “all is vanity!”

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20 For the creation (A)was subjected to (B)futility, not willingly, but (C)because of Him who subjected it, in hope

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