Psalm 90

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 90:3

Psalms 90:3. Thou turnest man to destruction But as for man, his case is far otherwise; his time is short; and though he was made by thee happy and immortal, yet for his sin thou didst make him mortal and miserable. And sayest Or, didst say, that is, pronounce that sad sentence, Return, ye children of men, namely, to the dust, out of which ye were taken. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 90:4

Psalms 90:4. For a thousand years If we should now live so long, (as some of our progenitors nearly did,) in thy sight In thy account, and therefore in truth; which is opposed to the partial and false judgment of men, who think time long because they do not understand eternity; or, in comparison of thy endless duration, are but as yesterday, when it is past Which is emphatically added, because time seems long when it is to come, but when it is passed, and men look back upon it, it seems... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 90:5-6

Psalms 90:5-6. Thou carriest them away Namely, mankind, of whom he spake Psalms 90:3. As with a flood Unexpectedly, violently, and irresistibly. They are as a sleep Short and vain as sleep is, and not minded till it be past. Or, like a dream, when a man sleepeth, wherein there may be some real pleasure, but never any satisfaction; or some real trouble, but never considerable, and seldom pernicious. Even such an idle and insignificant thing is human life, considered in itself, and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 90:7-9

Psalms 90:7-9. We are consumed by thine anger Caused by our sinful state and lives. Thou dost not suffer us to live so long as we might do by the course of nature. And by thy wrath are we troubled The generations of men are troubled and consumed by divers diseases, and sundry kinds of death, through the displeasure of God, occasioned by their sins. The provocations and chastisements of Israel are here alluded to. But their case in the wilderness is the case of mankind in the world, and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 90:10

Psalms 90:10. The days of our years Of the generality of mankind, in that and all following ages, some few persons excepted, are threescore years and ten Which time the ancient heathen writers also fixed as the usual space of men’s lives. And if by reason of strength That is, more than ordinary strength of constitution, which is the common cause of longer life; they be In some individuals; fourscore years At which age few indeed arrive; yet is their strength Their strongest and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 90:11

Psalms 90:11. Who knoweth the power of thine anger? The greatness, and force, and dreadful effects of thine anger, conceived against the sons of men, and in particular against thine own people, for their sins? Few or none sufficiently apprehend it, or steadfastly believe it, or duly consider it, or are rightly affected with it: all which particulars are comprehended under this word knoweth. Even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath That is, as some interpret the words, “In proportion to... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 90:12

Psalms 90:12. So teach us By thy Spirit and grace, as thou hast already taught us by thy word; to number our days To consider the shortness and miseries of this life, and the certainty and nearness of death, and the causes and consequences thereof; that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom That we may heartily devote ourselves to the study and practice of true wisdom; meaning, undoubtedly, that wisdom which alone is such in the sense of the Holy Scriptures; namely, the fearing God and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 90:13-17

Psalms 90:13-17. Return, O Lord To us in mercy. How long? Understand, wilt thou be angry? Or, will it be ere thou return to us? Let it repent thee, &c. Of thy severe proceedings against us. O satisfy us early with thy mercy That is, speedily, or seasonably, before we be utterly consumed. Make us glad, &c. Our afflictions have been sharp and long, let not our prosperity be small and short. Let thy work appear to thy servants Declare to all the world, that thou hast not... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 90:1-17

Psalms 90:0 Making the most of a short lifeGod alone is permanent and enduring, and therefore the only true security is found in him (1-2). Human life, by contrast, is short and uncertain, and is brought to an end as God decides and when he chooses. No matter how long a person lives, even to a thousand years, the number of years is insignificant compared with the timelessness of God (3-6).Sin has spoiled human life and brought God’s judgment upon people in the form of life’s troubles and... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 90

Psalms 90:0 : PSALMS 90-106. THE FOURTH, OR NUMBERS BOOK. NUMBERS is the name that man has given to the fourth hook of the Pentateuch, on account of the numberings recorded in chapters 13 and 26. The name is from the Latin Vulgate (Numeri), which is again a translation of the name given by the Septuagint Translators (Arithmoi). The title in the Hebrew Canon is bemidbar, " IN THE WILDERNESS " (the fifth word in Psalms 90:1 , Hebrew). This title covers all the events recorded in this book. "... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 90:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 90:4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 90:5-6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 90:7-9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 90:10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 90:11

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 90:12

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 90:13-17

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 90:1-17

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 90

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