Psalms 119:96

119:96 I realize that everything has its limits,

but your commands are beyond full comprehension. ¹ 

Psalms 39:4

39:4 “O Lord, help me understand my mortality

and the brevity of life! ² 

Let me realize how quickly my life will pass! ³ 

[119:96]  ¹ tn Heb “to every perfection I have seen an end, your command is very wide.” God’s law is beyond full comprehension, which is why the psalmist continually studies it (vv. 95, 97).

[39:4]  ² tn Heb “Cause me to know, O Lord, my end; and the measure of my days, what it is!”

[39:4]  ³ tn Heb “Let me know how transient I am!”