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Berean Standard Bible

““Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is.”

Psalms 39:4

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David is troubled by the shortness of life and by his own struggles, and he has kept silent for a time before speaking to God. In this psalm he brings his questions honestly.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is.

World English Bible (WEB)

“Yahweh, show me my end, what is the measure of my days. Let me know how frail I am.

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

Jehovah, make me to know mine end, And the measure of my days, what it is; Let me know how frail I am.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Lord, give me knowledge of my end, and of the measure of my days, so that I may see how feeble I am.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Hazme saber, Jehová, mi fin, y cuánta sea la medida de mis días; sepa yo cuánto tengo de ser del mundo.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

«Señor, ayúdame a comprender lo corto que será mi tiempo en la tierra. Ayúdame a comprender que mis días están contados y que mi vida se me escapa de las manos.

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