… 3 O LORD, what is man, that You regard him, the son of man that You think of him? 4 Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow. 5 Part Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; touch the mountains, that they may smoke.…

His days are like a passing shadow. 14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. Call upon Him while He is near. 16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Scripture taken from the New King James Version®.

Humans are like a puff of air; their days go by like a shadow. Man is like a puff of wind, his days like a fleeting shadow. We disappear like a breath; we last no longer than a faint shadow. Man is like to vanity; his days are as a shadow that passeth away. Generation and generation shall praise thy works: and they shall declare thy power.

4 Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away. 5 Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. 6 Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.

“Surely every man walks around like a shadow [in a charade]; Surely they make an uproar for nothing; Each one builds up riches, not knowing who will receive them. Christian Standard Bible Yes, a person goes about like a mere shadow.

Why is it necessary for a man to seek things that are greater than himself, when he does not know what is advantageous for himself in his life, during the number of the days of his sojourn, and while time passes by like a shadow?

Man is like the breath; His days are like a passing shadow. - What is the meaning of Psalm 144:4?

4 They are like a breath; their days are like a fleeting shadow. 5 Part your heavens, LORD, and come down; touch the mountains, so that they smoke. 6 Send forth lightning and scatter the enemy; shoot your arrows and rout them.

3 O L ord, n what is man that you o regard him, or the son of man that you think of him? 4 p Man is like a breath; his days are like q a passing r shadow. 5 s Bow your heavens, O L ord, and come down! t Touch the mountains so that they smoke! 6 u Flash forth the lightning and scatter them; u send out your arrows and rout them! 7 v Stretch out ...

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