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Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth—literally, “Look, you have given my days as handbreadths.” The word translated “handbread…

Handbreadth. —Better, some spans long. The plural without the article has this indefinite sense.
My age.…

And the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am. Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth;
That is, …

Behold, you have made my days [as] an handbreadth
These words, with the following clause, are the psalmist's answer …

If an evil thought should arise in the mind, suppress it. Watchfulness as a habit is the bridle upon the head; watchfulness in actions is the hand …

The psalmist confe ed that he suffered affliction for his sin; now here he promises caution in the future.
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes