Psa 39:11 | NET2full | STEP | You severely discipline people for their sins ; like a moth you slowly devour their strength . Surely all people are a mere vapor . ( Selah )

Psalms 39:11

11 You severely discipline people for their sins; ^{▼▼tn “with punishments on account of sin you discipline a man.”}
like a moth you slowly devour their strength. ^{▼▼tc Heb “you cause to dissolve, like a moth, his desired [thing].” The translation assumes an emendation of חֲמוּדוֹ (khamudo, “his desirable [thing]”) to חֶמְדוֹ (khemdo, “his loveliness” [or “beauty”]), a reading that is supported by a few medieval Hebrew mss.}
Surely all people are a mere vapor. (Selah)