Psalms 144:4 meaning and explanation

Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.

Psalms 144:4, Berean Standard Bible

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David, a warrior king, has just praised God as his rock and trainer for battle, then turns to wonder that such a God notices human beings at all. The Hebrew word for breath is hevel, the same word used throughout Ecclesiastes for what is fleeting and vapor-like.

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