Psalm 78:39

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

God remembered that they were made of flesh and were like a wind that blows once and then dies down.

Cross References

Genesis 6:3

Then the LORD said, “I won't let my life-giving breath remain in anyone for ever. No one will live for more than one hundred and twenty years.”

Job 10:9

Remember that you moulded me like a piece of clay. So don't turn me back into dust once again.

Job 7:7

I beg you, God, don't forget! My life is just a breath, and trouble lies ahead.

John 3:6

Humans give life to their children. Yet only God's Spirit can change you into a child of God.

James 4:14

What do you know about tomorrow? How can you be so sure about your life? It is nothing more than mist that appears for only a little while before it disappears.