Psalm 39:4 - Easy To Read Version

⁴ Lord, tell me, what will happen to me now?\par Tell me, how long will I live?\par Let me know how short my life really is.\par

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; That I may know how frail I am.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ Lord, make me to know my end and [to appreciate] the measure of my days–what it is; let me know and realize how frail I am [how transient is my stay here].

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ Jehovah, make me to know mine end, And the measure of my days, what it is; Let me know how frail I am.

Common English Bible

⁴ “Let me know my end, LORD. How many days do I have left? I want to know how brief my time is.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ And he sent a new canticle into my mouth, a song to our God. Many will see, and they will fear; and they will hope in the Lord.

Psalm 39:4 Cross References

Job 14:13

“I wish you would hide me in my grave.\par I wish you would hide me there,\par until your anger is gone.\par Then you could pick a time\par to remember me.\par

Psalm 103:14

God knows all about us.\par God knows we are made from dust.\par

Psalm 119:84

How long will I live?\par Lord, when will you punish the people\par who persecute me?\par

Psalm 90:12

Teach us how short our lives really are,\par so we can become really wise.\par