Psalms
Psalm 89:47
47Remember the briefness of my lifespan!
For what futility You have created all men!
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remember | זְכָר־ | zə·ḵār- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H2142 remember |
| the briefness | חָ֑לֶד | ḥā·leḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H2465 duration, world |
| of my lifespan | אֲנִ֥י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| For | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| what | מַה־ | ma·hō·šā- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| futility | שָּׁ֝֗וְא | šā·wəʾ | Noun - masculine singular | H7723 emptiness, vanity |
| You have created | בָּרָ֥אתָ | bā·rā·ṯā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H1254 shape, create |
| all | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| men | אָדָֽם׃ | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 14:1 · Job 7:7 · Job 10:9 · James 4:14 · Job 9:25–26 · Psalm 144:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.