Our transience is a source of encouragement towards holiness, a source of confidence in the presence of the wicked, and a source of anticipation for the nearness of our future hope in Christ.
Psalm 39:4–5New American Standard Bible (1995)
“LORD, make me to know my end
And what is the extent of my days;
Let me know how transient I am.
“Behold, You have made my days as handbreadths,
And my lifetime as nothing in Your sight;
Surely every man at his best is a mere breath.
Selah.