Psalms 144:4
144:3 LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
KJV
Man is like a breath. His days are like a shadow that passes away.
Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passes away.
What does Psalms 144:4 mean?
Psalms 144:4 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָדָם (ʼâdâm), דָּמָה (dâmâh), הֶבֶל (hebel).
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And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. cool: Heb. wind
Genesis 5:1This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
Genesis 5:2Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
Genesis 6:3And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
Genesis 6:4There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
Genesis 6:5And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day
Frequently asked questions
What does Psalms 144:4 say?
Psalms 144:4 (King James Version) reads: "Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away."
Is Psalms 144:4 in the Old or New Testament?
Psalms 144:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.
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