Psalms 39:5. Behold, thou hast made my days as, an handbreadth;
This is a very common measure, the breadth of the human hand; and David says that this span is the measure of his life. Some here must surely have spent a great part of that handbreadth; let them and all of us be prepared to meet our God when that short span’s limit is reached.
Psalms 39:5. And mine age is as nothing before thee:
It is an incalculably tiny speck when compared with the immeasurable age of the Eternal: "Mine age is as nothing before thee." When Alcibiades boasted of his great estates, the philosopher brought him a map of the world, and said to him, "Can you find your estates on this map?" Even Athens itself was but as a pin’s point; where, then, were the estates of Alcibiades? Nowhere to be seen. So, when we see the great map of eternity spread out before us, where is the whole of this world’s history? It is but a speck, and where then, are your life and mine? They are as nothing before God.
Psalms 39:5. Verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity.
Then what must he be at his worst state
Psalms 39:5. Behold, thou hast made my days as, an handbreadth;
This is a very common measure, the breadth of the human hand; and David says that this span is the measure of his life. Some here must surely have spent a great part of that handbreadth; let them and all of us be prepared to meet our God when that short span’s limit is reached.
Psalms 39:5. And mine age is as nothing before thee:
It is an incalculably tiny speck when compared with the immeasurable age of the Eternal: "Mine age is as nothing before thee." When Alcibiades boasted of his great estates, the philosopher brought him a map of the world, and said to him, "Can you find your estates on this map?" Even Athens itself was but as a pin’s point; where, then, were the estates of Alcibiades? Nowhere to be seen. So, when we see the great map of eternity spread out before us, where is the whole of this world’s history? It is but a speck, and where then, are your life and mine? They are as nothing before God.
Psalms 39:5. Verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity.
Then what must he be at his worst state