Psalm 39:4
“Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 39Meaning
Teach me my end and the measure of my days so I may know my frailty; mortality is a call to wisdom, not proof that life is worthless.
Teach me life’s brevity
Verses 4–6 ask God to teach the shortness of life and expose the instability of status, busyness, and accumulation.
Read carefully
Teach me my end and the measure of my days so I may know my frailty; mortality is a call to wisdom, not proof that life is worthless.
Reflection
Teach me my end and the measure of my days so I may know my frailty; mortality is a call to wisdom, not proof that life is worthless.