Psa 39:5 | NETfull | STEP | Look, you make my days short-lived, and my life span is nothing from your perspective. Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor.

Psalms 39:5

5 Look, you make my days short-lived, ^{▼▼ Heb “Look, handbreadths you make my days.” The “handbreadth” (equivalent to the width of four fingers) was one of the smallest measures used by ancient Israelites. See P. C. Craigie, Psalms 1–50 (WBC), 309.}
and my life span is nothing from your perspective. ^{▼▼ Heb “is like nothing before you.”}
Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor. ^{▼▼ Heb “surely, all vapor [is] all mankind, standing firm.” Another option is to translate, “Surely, all mankind, though seemingly secure, is nothing but a vapor.”}