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Psalms 39:4

LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is: that I may know how frail I am.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 39:5.

הוֹדִ֘יעֵ֤נִיhodieniknowיָדַעverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “know”, a commandH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…יְהוָ֨הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).קִצִּ֗יqitsiborderקֵץnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “border”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7093an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after[phrase] after, (utmost) border, end, (in-) finite, [idiom] process.וּמִדַּ֣תumidatand garmentמִדָּהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and garment”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4060properly, extension, i.e. height or breadth; also a measure (including its standard); hence a portion (as measured) or a vestment; specifically, tribute (as measured)garment, measure(-ing, meteyard, piece, size, (great) stature, tribute, wide.יָמַ֣יyamayas long asיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…מַהmahhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.הִ֑יאhias for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.אֵ֝דְעָ֗הedeahknowיָדַעverb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “know”, a determination or requestH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…מֶהmehhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.חָדֵ֥לchadelfrailחָדֵלadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “frail”, the ordinary formH2310vacant, i.e. ceasing or destitutehe that forbeareth, frail, rejected.אָֽנִיanimineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(39-5) 'LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; let me know how short-lived I am.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jehovah, make me to know mine end, And the measure of my days, what it is; Let me know how frail I am.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Cause me to know, O Jehovah, mine end, And the measure of my days — what it [is],' I know how frail I [am].

World English Bible

“Yahweh, show me my end, what is the measure of my days. Let me know how frail I am.

Darby Translation

Make me to know, Jehovah, mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is: I shall know how frail I am.

Douay-Rheims

And he put a new canticle into my mouth, a song to our God. Many shall see, and shall fear: and they shall hope in the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(39-5) 'LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; let me know how short-lived I am.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

O Lord, make me to know mine end, and the number of my days, what it is; that I may know what I lack.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Γνώρισόν μοι Κύριε τὸ πέρας μου, καὶ τὸν ἀριθμὸν τῶν ἡμερῶν μου τίς ἐστιν, ἵνα γνῶ τί ὑστερῶ ἐγώ.