Mazmur 39:4

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 

Mazmur 77:19

77:19 You walked through the sea; ³ 

you passed through the surging waters, ⁴ 

but left no footprints. ⁵ 

Mazmur 142:5

142:5 I cry out to you, O Lord;

I say, “You are my shelter,

my security ⁶  in the land of the living.”

[39:4]  ¹ tn Heb “Cause me to know, O Lord, my end; and the measure of my days, what it is!”

[39:4]  ² tn Heb “Let me know how transient I am!”

[77:19]  ³ tn Heb “in the sea [was] your way.”

[77:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “and your paths [were] in the mighty waters.”

[77:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “and your footprints were not known.”

[142:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “my portion.” The psalmist compares the Lord to landed property, which was foundational to economic stability in ancient Israel.