Psalm 39:6-7
Christian Standard Bible
6 Yes, a person goes about like a mere shadow.
Indeed, they rush around in vain,
gathering possessions
without knowing who will get them.(A)
7 “Now, Lord, what do I wait for?
My hope is in you.(B)
Psalm 90:5-6
Christian Standard Bible
5 You end their lives;[a] they sleep.(A)
They are like grass that grows in the morning—
6 in the morning it sprouts and grows;
by evening it withers and dries up.(B)
Footnotes
- 90:5 Or You overwhelm them; Hb obscure
Psalm 90:9-10
Christian Standard Bible
9 For all our days ebb away under your wrath;
we end our years like a sigh.(A)
10 Our lives last[a] seventy years
or, if we are strong, eighty years.
Even the best of them are[b] struggle and sorrow;
indeed, they pass quickly and we fly away.(B)
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