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Psalm 90

Psalm 90:9

From Everlasting to Everlasting · Psalm 90:1–17
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Translations

Modern
For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a sigh.
Traditional
For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.
Literal
For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years as a sigh.
Latin
Quoniam omnes dies nostri defecerunt, et in ira tua defecimus. Anni nostri sicut aranea meditabuntur;

Original

Hebrew
English
For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a sigh.

Notes

Psalms 90:9–10

  • A groan of sorrow (Ezekiel 2:10) represents a life facing the consequences of sin.

  • Humans create trouble (see Psalm 10:6) and receive pain as a result.

Psalms 90:7–10

Sinners cannot escape God’s anger against sin because the Lord sees their sins. Their lives pass quickly and are full of suffering.

Psalms 90:1–17

Although the Lord’s people have lived in him for many generations, their sin creates distance between them and their eternal Lord. The Lord’s anger against human sin can seem to last a lifetime. Even then, it is only a small sign of his full displeasure with sin. This sad situation leads the community to seek the Lord’s light.

The first step is to ask the Lord to restore them because of his compassion and faithful love (Psalm 90:13–14). He alone can make his servants glad. He alone can bless the generations that come after them (Psalm 90:16–17).

Theme notes and profiles

Moses Death God’s Anger Wisdom Psalms

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Topics

Life: Brevity and Uncertainty of Natural Death: Regard, As at Hand Natural Life is Compared to a Tale Told The Anger of God: Against: Sin, in Saints