Psalm 144:4

4 Todo mortal es como un suspiro;sus días son fugaces como una sombra.

Psalm 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

Psalm 144:4 In-Context

2 Él es mi Dios amoroso, mi amparo,mi más alto escondite, mi libertador,mi escudo, en quien me refugio.Él es quien pone los pueblos a mis pies.

3 SEÑOR, ¿qué es el mortal para que lo cuides?¿Qué es el ser humano para que en él pienses?

4 Todo mortal es como un suspiro;sus días son fugaces como una sombra.

5 Abre tus cielos, SEÑOR, y desciende;toca los montes y haz que echen humo.

6 Lanza relámpagos y dispersa al enemigo;dispara tus flechas y ponlo en retirada.