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Psalms Chapter 144 verse 4 Holy Bible

ASV Psalms 144:4

Man is like to vanity: His days are as a shadow that passeth away.
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BBE Psalms 144:4

Man is like a breath: his life is like a shade which is quickly gone.
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DARBY Psalms 144:4

Man is like to vanity; his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
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KJV Psalms 144:4

Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
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WBT Psalms 144:4

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WEB Psalms 144:4

Man is like a breath. His days are like a shadow that passes away.
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YLT Psalms 144:4

Man to vanity hath been like, His days `are' as a shadow passing by.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 4. - Man is like to vanity; or, "to a breath" (comp. Psalm 39:5; Psalm 62:9). His days are as a shadow that passeth away (see Psalm 102:11; Psalm 119:23). And yet God has regard to this weak creature of an hour.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) Vanity . . . shadow.--See Psalm 39:5-6; Psalm 102:11. The occasion of the introduction of these sentiments here is not quite clear. It may be the humility of the warrior who ascribes all success to God instead of to human prowess, or it may be a reflection uttered over the corpses of comrades, or, perhaps, a blending of the two.