Psalms 39:4

“LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.”

"LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am." - Psalms 39:4
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What does Psalms 39:4 mean?

The Bible verse Psalms 39:4 in the King James Version reads, "Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is: that I may know how frail I am." This verse is found in the Book of Psalms, which is a collection of religious songs, poems, and prayers that are…

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Psalms 39:4 - "LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am."
Psalms 39:10 - "Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand."
"He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night." - Psalms 105:39
Psalms 37:39 - "But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble."
Psalms 39:7 - "And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee."
Psalms 107:39 - "Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow."
Psalms 105:39 - "He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night."
Psalms 106:39 - "Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions."
Psalms 39:9 - "I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it."
Psalms 78:39 - "For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again."
Psalms 39:8 - "Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish."
Psalms 119:39 - "Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good."
"Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand." - Psalms 39:10
Psalms 39:13 - "O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more."
Psalms 39:2 - "I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred."
Psalms 89:39 - "Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground."
Psalms 114:4 - "The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs."
Psalms 39:3 - "My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,"
"For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob." - Psalms 81:4
"For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm." - Psalms 73:4
"But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble." - Psalms 37:39
Psalms 104:4 - "Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:"
Psalms 18:39 - "For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me."
"And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee." - Psalms 39:7
Psalms 39:6 - "Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them."
Psalms 63:4 - "Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name."
"Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD." - Psalms 4:5
"They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in." - Psalms 107:4
"Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow." - Psalms 107:39