Psalms 39:6 · WEB
“"Surely every man walks like a shadow. Surely they busy themselves in vain. He heaps up, and doesn't know who shall gather.”
— Psalms 39:6
Speaker
David
Era
Kingdom (~1000 BC)
Emotion
grieving
Type
psalm
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