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Psalm 39:7

Listen to Psalm 39:7
7 Oui, l'homme se promène comme une ombre; oui, c'est en vain qu'on s'agite; on amasse des biens, et on ne sait qui les recueillera.

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Psalm 39:7 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 39:7

And now, Lord, what wait I for?
&c.] Look for, or expect, in this view of things? not long life, since the days of man are so short, and his age as nothing; not help from man, since he is altogether vanity; not riches and honour, since they are such poor, fading, perishing things; but the glories of another world, and the enjoyment of the Lord himself, both in this and that;

my hope [is] in thee;
the psalmist now returns to himself, and comes to his right mind, and to a right way of judging and acting; making the Lord the object of his hope and trust, expecting all good things, grace and glory, alone from him; and this is the hope which makes not ashamed.

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Psalm 39:7 In-Context

5 Éternel, fais-moi connaître ma fin et quelle est la mesure de mes jours; que je sache combien courte est ma durée.
6 Voilà, tu as réduit mes jours à la mesure de quatre doigts, et ma durée est devant toi comme un rien; oui, tout homme debout sur la terre n'est que vanité! Sélah (pause).
7 Oui, l'homme se promène comme une ombre; oui, c'est en vain qu'on s'agite; on amasse des biens, et on ne sait qui les recueillera.
8 Et maintenant, qu'ai-je attendu, Seigneur? Mon espoir est en toi.
9 Délivre-moi de toutes mes transgressions, et ne m'expose pas à l'opprobre de l'insensé!

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