Psalms 144:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.”

Psalms 144:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 144:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 144:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Man is like a breath. His days are like a shadow that passes away.”

Psalms 144:4 — World English Bible

Psalms 144:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Man is like to vanity: His days are as a shadow that passeth away.”

Psalms 144:4 — American Standard Version

Psalms 144:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Man to vanity hath been like, His days <FI>are<Fi> as a shadow passing by.”

Psalms 144:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 144:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Man is like to vanity; his days are as a shadow that passeth away.”

Psalms 144:4 — Darby Translation

Psalms 144:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Man is like to vanitie: his dayes are like a shadow, that vanisheth.”

Psalms 144:4 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 144:4 in Context — Psalms 144

2 My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.

3 Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!

4 Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

5 Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

6 Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.

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What Does Psalms 144:4 Mean?

Psalms 144:4 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 144. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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