4  “O Lord, ^qmake me know my end

and what is the measure of my days;

let me know how fleeting I am!

5  ^rBehold, you have made my days a few handbreadths,

and my lifetime is as nothing ^sbefore you.

Surely all mankind stands as a mere ^tbreath! Selah

6  Surely a man goes about as a ^ushadow!

Surely for nothing¹ they are in turmoil;

^vman heaps up wealth and does not know who will gather!