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Psa 89:47 — Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Remember		Psa 39:5,6; Psa 119:84; Job 7:7; Job 9:25,26; Job 10:9
wherefore		Psa 144:4; Job 14:1; Jam 4:14

Correlating Passages

Remember

	Psa 39:5	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.
	Psa 39:6	Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up [riches], and knoweth not who shall gather them.
	Psa 119:84	How many [are] the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?
	Job 7:7	O remember that my life [is] wind: mine eye shall no more see good.
	Job 9:25	Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.
	Job 9:26	They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle [that] hasteth to the prey.
	Job 10:9	Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?

wherefore

	Psa 144:4	Man is like to vanity: his days [are] as a shadow that passeth away.
	Job 14:1	Man [that is] born of a woman [is] of few days, and full of trouble.
	Jam 4:14	Whereas ye know not what [shall be] on the morrow. For what [is] your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

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Scott, Thomas. "Psalms 89:47," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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