Psalm 39:4 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁴ “Lord, let me know my end, and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is!

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

Psalm 90:12

So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.

Psalm 103:14

For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust.

Psalm 119:84

How long must thy servant endure? When wilt thou judge those who persecute me?

Job 14:13

Oh that thou wouldest hide me in Sheol, that thou wouldest conceal me until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!