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Psalm 39:5
Legacy Standard Bible

5 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.

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  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
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Psalm 39:5
New International Version

5 You have made my days(A) a mere handbreadth;
    the span of my years is as nothing before you.
Everyone is but a breath,(B)
    even those who seem secure.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 39:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 11.
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