Psalms 89:47

89:46 How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?

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

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Remember how short my time is! For what vanity have you created all the children of men!

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

Remember how short my time is: why have you made all men in vain?

89:48 What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.

What does Psalms 89:47 mean?

Psalms 89:47 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include זָכַר (zâkar), חֶלֶד (cheled), בָּרָא (bârâʼ).

Hebrew interlinear

Rememberזָכַרzâkar/zaw-kar'/H2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male

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shortחֶלֶדcheled/kheh'-led/H2465life (as a fleeting portion of time); hence, the world (as transient)

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madeבָּרָאbârâʼ/baw-raw'/H1254(absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)

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menבֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

vain?שָׁוְאshâvᵉʼ/shawv/H7723evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain)

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What does Psalms 89:47 say?

Psalms 89:47 (King James Version) reads: "Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?"

Is Psalms 89:47 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 89:47 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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