47 Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men! 48 What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah 49 Where, O Lord, is Your loving devotion of old, which You faithfully swore to David? 50 Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, which I bear in my heart from so many people—
Psalms 89:47–50
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Psalms 6:4–6
4 Turn, O LORD, and deliver my soul; save me because of Your loving devotion. 5 For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol? 6 I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.
Psalms 88:10–12
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Psalms 39:3–5
3 My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue: 4 “Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is. 5 You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before Yo…
Psalms 102:23–25
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Psalms 25:5–7
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Job 7:16–18
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Psalms 4:1–3
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