Psalms 39:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

Behold. Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6.

age. lifetime. Hebrew. heled. See note on "world" (Psalms 49:1).

at his best state. though standing fast, or firmly established.

altogether vanity. only all vanity. Some codices, with Syriac, omit "all".

Selah. Connecting the vanity of Psalms 39:5 with the expansion and explanation of it in Psalms 39:6. See App-66.

Psalms 39:5

5 Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.