Psalms 39:4
“Show me, O LORD, my end
What it says
David asks the LORD to show him his end and the measure of his days so he may know how fleeting he is.
What it is doing
This verse begins the psalm's meditation on mortality.
In context
1For the choirmaster. For Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. 2I was speechless and still; 3My heart grew hot within me; 4“Show me, O LORD, my end 5You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, 6Surely every man goes about like a phantom; 7And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? 8Deliver me from all my transgressions; 9I have become mute; 10Remove Your scourge from me; 11You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, 12Hear my prayer, O LORD, 13Turn Your gaze away from me,