Salmos 144:4

4 El hombre es semejante a la vanidad; sus días son como la sombra que pasa

Salmos 144:4 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 144:4

Man is like to vanity
Is vanity itself, in every age, state, and condition; yea, in his best estate, ( Psalms 39:5 ) ; or, "to the breath" ^F8 of the mouth, as Kimchi; which is gone as soon as seen almost: or, to a vapour ^F9; to which the life of man is compared, ( James 4:14 ) ; his days [are] as a shadow that passeth away;
as the former denotes the frailty and mortality of man, this the shortness of his duration; his days fleeing away, and of no more continuance than the shadow cast by the sun, which presently declines and is gone.

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FOOTNOTES:

F8 (lbhl) "halitui", Muis; so Kimchi.
F9 "Vapori", Cocceius; so the Syriac and Arabic versions

Salmos 144:4 In-Context

2 Misericordia mía y mi castillo, altura mía y mi libertador, escudo mío, en quien he confiado; el que allana mi pueblo delante de mí

3 Oh SEÑOR, ¿qué es el hombre, que lo conoces? ¿O el hijo del hombre, para que lo estimes

4 El hombre es semejante a la vanidad; sus días son como la sombra que pasa

5 Oh SEÑOR, abaja tus cielos y desciende; toca los montes, y humeen

6 Despide relámpagos, y disípalos, envía tus saetas, y contúrbalos