Lord, make me to know mine end, And the measure of my days, what it is, That I may know how frail I am, How frail I am.
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Lord, make me to
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know mine
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end,
And the
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measure of my
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days, what it
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is,
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That I may
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know how
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frail I
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am,
How
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frail I
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am.
2
Behold, Thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; And mine age is as nothing before Thee; Verily every man at his best state, Is altogether vanity. Selah.
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Behold, Thou hast
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made my
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days as an
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handbreadth;
And mine
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age is as
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nothing before
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Thee;
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Verily
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every
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man at his
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best state,
Is
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altogether
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vani
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ty. Se
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lah.
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Surely every man walketh in a vain show; Surely they are disquieted in vain; He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not Who shall gather them.
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Surely every man walketh in a
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vain show;
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Surely they are disquieted in
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vain;
He
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heapeth up riches, and
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knoweth
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not
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Who shall
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gather
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them.
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And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope is in Thee. Now Lord, what wait I for? My hope is in Thee. My hope is in Thee.
By explicitly stating that our life is nothing but a "vain show"... made me realise how truly short our days are and how frail man is. It's easy to get caught up in the whirl of "daily life", busying our days past without noticing how stupefied I already am. This hymn reminds me again that nothing in my life and on this earth is important apart from the Lord. Everything will just be a vain show. May I learn how to take advantage of every moment and opportunity to gain the eternal, real One.