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For what futility you have created all humanity!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/89.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Remember how short my life is, how empty and futile this human existence!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/89.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Remember how short my time is! For what vanity you have created all the children of man!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/89.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/89.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/89.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Remember how short my time is; For what futility have You created all the children of men?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/89.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remember what my lifespan is; For what futility You have created all the sons of mankind!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/89.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Remember what my span of life is; For what vanity You have created all the sons of men!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/89.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Remember what my span of life is; For what vanity Thou hast created all the sons of men!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/89.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Remember what my span of life is; For what vanity You have created all the sons of men!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/89.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Remember how fleeting my lifetime is; For what vanity, [for what emptiness, for what futility, for what wisp of smoke] You have created all the sons of men!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/89.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remember how short my life is. Have you created everyone for nothing?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/89.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remember how short my life is. Have You created everyone for nothing? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/89.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Oh remember how short my time is: For what vanity hast thou created all the children of men!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/89.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Remember, life is short! Why did you empty our lives of all meaning? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/89.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />O remember how short my time is: for what vanity hast thou created all the children of men!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/89.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Remember how short my life is! Have you created Adam's descendants for no reason?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/89.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Remember how short my life is; remember that you created all of us mortal! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/89.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Remember how short my lifetime is! How powerless have you created all human beings! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/89.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/89.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Take note of my brief lifespan! Why do you make all people so mortal? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/89.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Remember how short my time is. Have you created the descendants of Adam for no reason?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/89.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Remember how short my time is: why hast thou made all men in vain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/89.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Remember how short my time is, for what vanity you have created all the children of men! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/89.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Remember how [short] my lifetime [is]. Why have You created in vain "" All the sons of men?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/89.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Remember, I pray Thee, what is life-time? Wherefore in vain hast Thou created All the sons of men?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/89.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Remember me what is life: wherefore in vain didst thou create all the sons of man?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/89.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Remember what my substance is for hast thou made all the children of men in vain? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/89.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 88:48>Remember what my substance is. For could you really have appointed all the sons of men in vain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/89.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Remember how brief life is, how frail the sons of man you have created! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/89.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Remember how short my time is— for what vanity you have created all mortals!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/89.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Remember me from the time I was created; for thou hast not created all men in vain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/89.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Remember me from the pit, because it is not for nothing that you have created all the children of men!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/89.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />O remember how short my time is; For what vanity hast Thou created all the children of men!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/89.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Remember what my being is: for hast thou created all the sons of men in vain?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/89-47.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=11356" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/89.htm">I Will Sing of His Love Forever</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">46</span>How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire? <span class="reftext">47</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: zə·ḵār- (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">Remember</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: meh- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2465.htm" title="2465: ḥā·leḏ (N-ms) -- Duration, world. From an unused root apparently meaning to glide swiftly; life; hence, the world.">the briefness</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">of my lifespan!</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: ma·hō·šā- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/7723.htm" title="7723: w (N-ms) -- Or shav; from the same as show' in the sense of desolating; evil, literally or morally; figuratively idolatry, uselessness.">futility</a> <a href="/hebrew/1254.htm" title="1254: bā·rā·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To create, to cut down, select, feed. A primitive root; to create; to cut down, select, feed.">You have created</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">men!</a> </span><span class="reftext">48</span>What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/7-7.htm">Job 7:7</a></span><br />Remember that my life is but a breath. My eyes will never again see happiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/39-4.htm">Psalm 39:4-5</a></span><br />“Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is. / You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-14.htm">James 4:14</a></span><br />You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">1 Peter 1:24</a></span><br />For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-6.htm">Isaiah 40:6-8</a></span><br />A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field. / The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass. / The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/1-2.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:2</a></span><br />“Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher, “futility of futilities! Everything is futile!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/6-12.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:12</a></span><br />For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-15.htm">Psalm 103:15-16</a></span><br />As for man, his days are like grass—he blooms like a flower of the field; / when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-15.htm">1 Chronicles 29:15</a></span><br />For we are foreigners and strangers in Your presence, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/14-1.htm">Job 14:1-2</a></span><br />“Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble. / Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/144-4.htm">Psalm 144:4</a></span><br />Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-12.htm">Isaiah 38:12</a></span><br />My dwelling has been picked up and removed from me like a shepherd’s tent. I have rolled up my life like a weaver; He cuts me off from the loom; from day until night You make an end of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-17.htm">2 Corinthians 4:17-18</a></span><br />For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison. / So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-17.htm">1 John 2:17</a></span><br />The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-27.htm">Hebrews 9:27</a></span><br />Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Remember how short my time is: why have you made all men in vain?</p><p class="hdg">remember</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/39-5.htm">Psalm 39:5,6</a></b></br> Behold, thou hast made my days <i>as</i> an handbreadth; and mine age <i>is</i> as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state <i>is</i> altogether vanity. Selah… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-84.htm">Psalm 119:84</a></b></br> How many <i>are</i> the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/7-7.htm">Job 7:7</a></b></br> O remember that my life <i>is</i> wind: mine eye shall no more see good.</p><p class="hdg">wherefore</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/144-4.htm">Psalm 144:4</a></b></br> Man is like to vanity: his days <i>are</i> as a shadow that passeth away.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/14-1.htm">Job 14:1</a></b></br> Man <i>that is</i> born of a woman <i>is</i> of few days, and full of trouble.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/james/4-14.htm">James 4:14</a></b></br> Whereas ye know not what <i>shall be</i> on the morrow. For what <i>is</i> your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/89-30.htm">Children</a> <a href="/psalms/89-12.htm">Created</a> <a href="/psalms/39-4.htm">Fleeting</a> <a href="/psalms/78-33.htm">Futility</a> <a href="/psalms/88-3.htm">Life</a> <a href="/psalms/80-5.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/psalms/73-13.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/job/41-27.htm">Regards</a> <a href="/psalms/88-5.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/psalms/89-45.htm">Short</a> <a href="/psalms/39-5.htm">Span</a> <a href="/psalms/89-45.htm">Time</a> <a href="/psalms/73-13.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/psalms/78-33.htm">Vanity</a> <a href="/psalms/79-10.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/90-3.htm">Children</a> <a href="/psalms/102-18.htm">Created</a> <a href="/psalms/144-4.htm">Fleeting</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-1.htm">Futility</a> <a href="/psalms/91-16.htm">Life</a> <a href="/psalms/90-10.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/psalms/90-13.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/psalms/138-6.htm">Regards</a> <a href="/psalms/89-50.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/psalms/102-23.htm">Short</a> <a href="/psalms/90-10.htm">Span</a> <a href="/psalms/90-2.htm">Time</a> <a href="/psalms/108-12.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/psalms/90-10.htm">Vanity</a> <a href="/psalms/95-11.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 89</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/89-1.htm">The psalmist praises God for his covenant</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/89-5.htm">For his wonderful power</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/89-15.htm">For the care of his church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/89-19.htm">For his favor to the kingdom of David</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/89-38.htm">Then complaining of contrary events</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/89-46.htm">He expostulates, prays, and blesses God.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/89.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/89.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Remember the briefness of my lifespan!</b><br>This phrase reflects the psalmist's awareness of human mortality and the fleeting nature of life. In the context of <a href="/psalms/89.htm">Psalm 89</a>, the psalmist is lamenting the apparent failure of God's promises to David, emphasizing the urgency of divine intervention. The brevity of life is a common theme in Scripture, seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/39-4.htm">Psalm 39:4-5</a> and <a href="/james/4-14.htm">James 4:14</a>, which compare life to a vapor or shadow. This acknowledgment of life's shortness serves as a reminder of human dependence on God and the need for His eternal perspective.<p><b>For what futility You have created all men!</b><br>Here, the psalmist expresses a sense of existential frustration, questioning the purpose of human existence in light of its transience. This sentiment echoes the themes found in Ecclesiastes, where the Preacher declares the vanity of life under the sun. Theologically, this phrase can be understood in the context of the fall of man in <a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3</a>, which introduced futility and frustration into the created order. However, from a redemptive perspective, the New Testament reveals that through Christ, believers are given hope and purpose beyond this life, as seen in <a href="/romans/8-20.htm">Romans 8:20-21</a>, where creation's subjection to futility is contrasted with the hope of liberation through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ethan_the_ezrahite.htm">Ethan the Ezrahite</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/89.htm">Psalm 89</a>, Ethan was a wise man during the time of Solomon. His psalm reflects on God's covenant with David and the apparent contradiction between God's promises and the current state of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/davidic_covenant.htm">Davidic Covenant</a></b><br>This is the promise God made to David, ensuring that his lineage would endure forever. <a href="/bsb/psalms/89.htm">Psalm 89</a> reflects on this covenant and the seeming delay or failure in its fulfillment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation of Israel is central to the context of this psalm, as it grapples with the tension between God's promises and their present struggles.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_creation.htm">God's Creation</a></b><br>The psalmist reflects on the nature of humanity and creation, questioning the purpose and brevity of human life.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/human_mortality.htm">Human Mortality</a></b><br>The fleeting nature of human life is a key theme in this verse, prompting reflection on the purpose and meaning of life.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_brevity_of_life.htm">The Brevity of Life</a></b><br>Recognize the shortness of life as a call to live purposefully and in alignment with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_promises.htm">Trust in God's Promises</a></b><br>Even when circumstances seem contrary, trust in the faithfulness of God's promises, as exemplified in the Davidic Covenant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_limitations_and_divine_sovereignty.htm">Human Limitations and Divine Sovereignty</a></b><br>Acknowledge human limitations and the futility of life without God, leading to a deeper reliance on His sovereignty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_on_mortality.htm">Reflecting on Mortality</a></b><br>Use the awareness of life's brevity to prioritize spiritual growth and eternal values over temporal concerns.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_perspective.htm">Seeking God's Perspective</a></b><br>In times of doubt or confusion, seek God's perspective through prayer and scripture, trusting in His ultimate plan.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_89.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 89</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_jesus'_purpose_on_earth.htm">What was Jesus' purpose on Earth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_115_8_contradict_idol_success.htm">Psalm 115:8 -- Does this verse contradict scientific or social observations of idol-worshipping cultures that experience prosperity and advancements?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_lacks_evidence_of_psalm_47_3's_claim.htm">Why does Psalm 47:3's description of subduing nations lack clear archaeological or historical traces of this alleged domination?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'root_of_jesse'_mean.htm">What does 'life is a vapor' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/89.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(47) <span class= "bld">Remember.</span>--The text of this clause runs, <span class= "ital">Remember I how duration, </span>which might possibly be an incoherent sob, meaning <span class= "ital">remember how quickly I pass. </span>But since the transposition of a letter brings the clause into conformity with <a href="/psalms/39-4.htm" title="LORD, make me to know my end, and the measure of my days, what it is: that I may know how frail I am.">Psalm 39:4</a>, "how frail I am," it is better to adopt the change.<p><span class= "bld">Wherefore hast thou . . .</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">for what vanity hast thou created all men?</span><p>"Count all the joys thine hours have seen,<p>Count all the days from anguish free,<p>And know, whatever thou hast been,<p>'Twere something better not to be."--BYRON.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/89.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 47.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Remember how short my time is.</span> Consider how short-lived is the whole race of men. Come, therefore, to our deliverance quickly. <span class="cmt_word">Wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?</span> literally, <span class="accented">for what vanity thou hast made all the sons of men.</span> Another point suggested for God's consideration, as fitted to call forth his compassion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/89-47.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Remember</span><br /><span class="heb">זְכָר־</span> <span class="translit">(zə·ḵār-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">how</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶה־</span> <span class="translit">(meh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">short</span><br /><span class="heb">חָ֑לֶד</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·leḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2465.htm">Strong's 2465: </a> </span><span class="str2">Life, the world</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is my lifespan.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">what</span><br /><span class="heb">מַה־</span> <span class="translit">(ma·hō·šā-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">futility</span><br /><span class="heb">שָּׁ֝֗וְא</span> <span class="translit">(w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7723.htm">Strong's 7723: </a> </span><span class="str2">Evil, idolatry, uselessness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You have created</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּרָ֥אתָ</span> <span class="translit">(bā·rā·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1254.htm">Strong's 1254: </a> </span><span class="str2">To create, to cut down, select, feed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">men!</span><br /><span class="heb">אָדָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/89-47.htm">Psalm 89:47 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/89-47.htm">Psalm 89:47 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/89-47.htm">Psalm 89:47 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/89-47.htm">Psalm 89:47 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/89-47.htm">Psalm 89:47 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/89-47.htm">Psalm 89:47 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/89-47.htm">Psalm 89:47 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/89-47.htm">Psalm 89:47 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/89-47.htm">Psalm 89:47 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/89-47.htm">Psalm 89:47 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/89-47.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 89:47 Remember how short my time is! 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