Verse 4
Psalms 144:4
American Standard Version Byzantine Text
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Man is like to vanity: His days are as a shadow that passeth away.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אָ֭דָם לַ/הֶ֣בֶל דָּמָ֑ה יָ֝מָ֗י/ו כְּ/צֵ֣ל עוֹבֵֽר
English Translation
Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 144 Context
1
A Psalm of David. Blessed be Jehovah my rock, Who teacheth my hands to war, And my fingers to fight:
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My lovingkindness, and my fortress, My high tower, and my deliverer; My shield, and he in whom I tak...
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3
Jehovah, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that thou makest account...
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4
Man is like to vanity: His days are as a shadow that passeth away.
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Bow thy heavens, O Jehovah, and come down: Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
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6
Cast forth lightning, and scatter them; Send out thine arrows, and discomfit them.
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7
Stretch forth thy hand from above; Rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, Out of the hand of...
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8
Whose mouth speaketh deceit, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
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9
I will sing a new song unto thee, O God (Elohim): Upon a psaltery of ten strings will I sing praises...
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10
Thou art he that giveth salvation unto kings; Who rescueth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
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11
Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of aliens, Whose mouth speaketh deceit, And whose right ha...
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12
When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth, And our daughters as cornerstones hewn aft...
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13
When our garners are full, affording all manner of store, And our sheep bring forth thousands and te...
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14
When our oxen are well laden; When there is no breaking in, and no going forth, And no outcry in our...
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15
Happy is the people that is in such a case; Yea, happy is the people whose God (Elohim) is Jehovah.
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