Psalm 39:6
“Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 39Meaning
People move like shadows and heap up wealth without knowing who will receive it; anxious accumulation cannot secure permanence.
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
People move like shadows and heap up wealth without knowing who will receive it; anxious accumulation cannot secure permanence.
Reflection
People move like shadows and heap up wealth without knowing who will receive it; anxious accumulation cannot secure permanence.