Psalm 89:47 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁴⁷ Remember, O Lord, what the measure of life is, for what vanity thou hast created all the sons of men!

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴⁷ Remember how short my time is: Wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴⁷ O [earnestly] remember how short my time is and what a mere fleeting life mine is. For what emptiness, falsity, futility, and frailty You have created all men!

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴⁷ Oh remember how short my time is: For what vanity hast thou created all the children of men!

Common English Bible

⁴⁷ Remember how short my life is! Have you created humans for no good reason?

Psalm 89:47 Cross References

Job 10:9

Remember that thou hast made me of clay; and wilt thou turn me to dust again?

Job 14:1

“Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.

Job 7:7

“Remember that my life is a breath; my eye will never again see good.

Psalm 119:84

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

Psalm 144:4

Man is like a breath, his days are like a passing shadow.

Psalm 79:5

How long, O Lord? Wilt thou be angry for ever? Will thy jealous wrath burn like fire?

James 4:14

whereas you do not know about tomorrow. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.