Psalm 89:47
New Living Translation
47 Remember how short my life is,
how empty and futile this human existence!
Job 14:1
New Living Translation
14 “How frail is humanity!
How short is life, how full of trouble!
Job 10:9
New Living Translation
9 Remember that you made me from dust—
will you turn me back to dust so soon?
Job 7:7
New Living Translation
7 O God, remember that my life is but a breath,
and I will never again feel happiness.
Job 9:25-26
New Living Translation
25 “My life passes more swiftly than a runner.
It flees away without a glimpse of happiness.
26 It disappears like a swift papyrus boat,
like an eagle swooping down on its prey.
James 4:14
New Living Translation
14 How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone.
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Psalm 144:4
New Living Translation
4 For they are like a breath of air;
their days are like a passing shadow.
Psalm 119:84
New Living Translation
84 How long must I wait?
When will you punish those who persecute me?
Psalm 39:5-6
New Living Translation
5 You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand.
My entire lifetime is just a moment to you;
at best, each of us is but a breath.” Interlude
6 We are merely moving shadows,
and all our busy rushing ends in nothing.
We heap up wealth,
not knowing who will spend it.
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