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Psalms Chapter 78 verse 39 Holy Bible

ASV Psalms 78:39

And he remembered that they were but flesh, A wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.
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BBE Psalms 78:39

So he kept in mind that they were only flesh; a breath which is quickly gone, and will not come again.
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DARBY Psalms 78:39

And he remembered that they were flesh, a breath that passeth away and cometh not again.
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KJV Psalms 78:39

For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.
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WBT Psalms 78:39

For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.
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WEB Psalms 78:39

He remembered that they were but flesh, A wind that passes away, and doesn't come again.
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YLT Psalms 78:39

And He remembereth that they `are' flesh, A wind going on -- and it returneth not.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 39. - For he remembered that they were but flesh (comp. Genesis 6:3). Flesh is weak, erring, frail - "in us, that is, in our flesh, dwelleth no good thing" (Romans 7:17) - God, therefore, who had made them "flesh," had compassion on their weakness. A wind that passeth away, and cometh not again (comp. Job 7:7). Man is a mere passing breath - as light, as fleeting, as transitory - "a vapour that appeareth for a little while, and then vanisheth away" (James 4:14).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(39) "And what's a life? A blast sustained with clothing:Maintained with food, retained with vile self-loathing;Then, weary of itself, away to nothing."--QUARLES: Emblcms.