Psalm 90
90
Book Four
From Everlasting to Everlasting
A #Ps. 17, title; 55:1 Prayer of Moses, the #Deut. 33:1; Josh. 14:6; Ezra 3:2man of God.
1Lord, you have been our #See Ps. 71:3dwelling place#90:1 Some Hebrew manuscripts (compare Septuagint) our refuge
in all generations.
2 #
Prov. 8:25 Before the #[Deut. 33:15; Job 15:7] mountains were brought forth,
or ever you had formed the earth and the world,
# See Job 36:26 from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
3You return man to dust
and say, #Gen. 3:19 “Return, #Eccles. 12:7O children of man!”#90:3 Or of Adam
4For #2 Pet. 3:8 a thousand years in your sight
are but as #[Ps. 39:5] yesterday when it is past,
or as #Ex. 14:24; Judg. 7:19a watch in the night.
5You #Ps. 58:9 sweep them away as with a flood; they are like #See Job 20:8 a dream,
like #Ps. 37:2; 103:15; 2 Kgs. 19:26; Isa. 40:6-8; 1 Pet. 1:24grass that is renewed in the morning:
6in #See Job 4:20 the morning it flourishes and is renewed;
in the evening it #Job 14:2; [Ps. 92:7] fades and #James 1:11withers.
7For we are brought to an end by your anger;
by your wrath we are dismayed.
8You have #Jer. 16:17; Heb. 4:13 set our iniquities before you,
our #Ps. 19:12secret sins in the light of your presence.
9For all our days pass away under your wrath;
we bring our years to an end like a sigh.
10The years of our life are seventy,
or even by reason of strength eighty;
yet their span#90:10 Or pride is but toil and trouble;
they are soon gone, and we fly away.
11Who considers the power of your anger,
and your wrath according to the fear of you?
12 #
Ps. 39:4
So teach us to number our days
that we may get a heart of wisdom.
13 #
Ps. 6:4 Return, O Lord! #See Ps. 74:9, 10 How long?
Have #Ps. 106:45; 135:14; Ex. 32:12; Deut. 32:36; Judg. 2:18; Jonah 3:10; See Gen. 6:6pity on your servants!
14Satisfy us in the #See Ps. 46:5 morning with your steadfast love,
that we may #See Ps. 85:6rejoice and be glad all our days.
15Make us glad for as many days as you have #[Deut. 8:2]afflicted us,
and for as many years as we have seen evil.
16Let your #Ps. 77:12; 92:4; 95:9; Deut. 32:4; Hab. 3:2work be shown to your servants,
and your glorious power to their children.
17Let the #Ps. 27:4 favor#90:17 Or beauty of the Lord our God be upon us,
and establish #[Ps. 128:2]; [Isa. 26:12]the work of our hands upon us;
yes, establish the work of our hands!
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Psalms 90
90
God’s Eternity and Human Frailty
A prayer of Moses, the man of God.#The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm
1O Lord, you have been our help#Or “dwelling place” in all generations.#Literally “in a generation and a generation”
2Before the mountains were born
and you brought forth the earth and the world,
even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
3You return man to the dust,
saying,#Literally “and you say” “Return, O sons of man.”
4For a thousand years in your eyes
are like yesterday when it passes,
or like a watch in the night.
5You sweep them away like a flood.
They fall asleep.#The interpretation of 5a is difficult
In the morning they are like grass that sprouts anew.
6In the morning it blossoms and sprouts anew;
by evening it withers and dries up.
7For we are brought to an end by your anger,
and we hasten off#Or “we are terrified” by your wrath.
8You have put our iniquities before you,
our hidden sins into the light of your countenance.
9For all of our days dwindle away in your rage;
we complete our years like a sigh.
10As for the days of our years, within them are seventy years
or if by strength eighty years, and their pride#Or “span” is trouble and disaster,
for it passes quickly and we fly away.
11Who knows the strength of your anger,
and your rage consistent with#Hebrew “according to” the fear due you?
12So teach us to number our days
that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
13Return,#Or “Turn back your wrath” O Yahweh. How long?
And have compassion on#Or “change your mind concerning” your servants.
14Satisfy us in the morning with your loyal love,
that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
15Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us,
for as many years as we have seen calamity.
16Let your work be visible to your servants,
and your majesty to their children.
17And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us,
and establish for us the work of our hands,
yes, the work of our hands, establish it.
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