Psalm 90:9

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

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 90:9

are passed away = have declined, or ended. a tale that is told = a thought, or a sigh. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 90:9

Psalms 90:9. We spend our years as a tale that is told— Or, We end our years as a thought. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 90:9

9. are passed—literally, "turn," as to depart ( :-). spend—literally, "consume." as a tale—literally, "a thought," or, "a sigh" ( :-). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 90:1-12

1. The transitory nature of human life 90:1-12 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 90:1-17

IV. BOOK 4: CHS. 90-106Moses composed one of the psalms in this section of the Psalter (Psalms 90), and David wrote two of them (Psalms 101, 103). The remaining 14 are anonymous. Book 4 opens with a psalm attributed to Moses, and it closes with one in which Moses is the dominant figure. Prominent themes in this book include the brevity of life, Yahweh’s future reign on the earth and proper human response to that hope, and Yahweh’s creative and sustaining power. So one might think of Book 4 as... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 90:7-12

Humans only live a short time because God judges the sin in their lives (cf. Romans 6:23). God knows even our secret sins. They do not escape Him, and He judges us with physical death for our sins.Assuming Moses did write this psalm, it is interesting that he said the normal human life span was 70 years. He lived to be 120, Aaron was 123 when he died, and Joshua died at 110. Their long lives testify to God’s faithfulness in providing long lives to the godly, as He promised under the Mosaic... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 90:1-17

The title of this Ps. (A Prayer of Moses the man of God) ascribes it to Moses, but several considerations have been pointed out which suggest a later date for its composition. The average length of life in the time of Moses is supposed to have been greater than that mentioned in Psalms 90:10 (Deuteronomy 34:7; Joshua 24:29). Israel’s national life seems not to be just beginning, but to have lasted already for many generations (Psalms 90:1). The recent past has been a time of calamity rather... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 90:1-48

Book 4The Pss. in this book, as in that which follows, are mostly of comparatively late date, and suitable for use in the worship of the sanctuary.The two books seem to have been conjoined at one time, and to have formed the third great division of the Psalter. In the 17 Pss. of Book 4 several smaller groups or collections are to be distinguished. Psalms 93, 95-100 are called the ’theocratic’ Pss., because they celebrate God as King, finding in the restoration of Israel from Babylon the... read more

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