Psalms 39:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsPsalms 39:5 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
הִנֵּ֤ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
טְפָח֨וֹת
ṭêphach
H2947
hand breadth
נָ֘תַ֤תָּה
nâthan
H5414
to give
יָמַ֗י
yôwm
H3117
day
וְחֶלְדִּ֣י
cheled
H2465
age
כְאַ֣יִן
ʼayin
H369
nothing
נֶגְדֶּ֑ךָ
neged
H5048
before
אַ֥ךְ
ʼak
H389
surely
כָּֽל
kôl
H3605
all
הֶ֥בֶל
hebel
H1892
vapor
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
אָ֝דָ֗ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
נִצָּ֥ב
nâtsab
H5324
to stand
סֶֽלָה
çelâh
H5542
Selah
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Behold, you have made my days handbreadths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath." Selah.
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King James Version Public Domain
Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Behold, you have given my days handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before you. Surely every man stands all vapor. Selah
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).