Psalms 78:39

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return.”

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BSBPD

“He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he remembered that they were but flesh, A wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And He remembereth that they <FI>are<Fi> flesh, A wind going on--and it returneth not.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 78:39 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 6:3So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”
  2. Job 7:7Remember that my life is but a breath. My eyes will never again see happiness.
  3. Job 7:16I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.
  4. Job 10:9Please remember that You molded me like clay. Would You now return me to dust?
  5. Psalms 103:14For He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust.
  6. John 3:6Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.
  7. James 4:14You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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