39:4 “O Lord, help me understand my mortality

and the brevity of life! ¹ 

Let me realize how quickly my life will pass! ² 

39:5 Look, you make my days short-lived, ³ 

and my life span is nothing from your perspective. ⁴ 

Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor. ⁵ 

39:6 Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. ⁶ 

Surely they accumulate worthless wealth

without knowing who will eventually haul it away.” ⁷