Psalms 39:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 39:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 39:5 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best s..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 39:5 — KJV
“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. at...: Heb. settled”
— Psalms 39:5 (KJV)
Psalms 39:5 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 39:5
“And satest upon a stately bed, and a table prepared before it, whereupon thou hast set mine incense and mine oil. stately: Heb. honourable”
Shares key themes with Psalms 39:5: hast, mine, before
“And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 39:5: behold, made, every
“For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth. destroy: Heb. blot out”
Shares key themes with Psalms 39:5: made, days, every
“All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk. separation: or, Nazariteship vine...: Heb. vine of the wine”
Shares key themes with Psalms 39:5: made, days, nothing
“And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me: to...: Heb. to be an adversary unto thee”
Shares key themes with Psalms 39:5: behold, hast, before
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