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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 90:15

according to the days . . . years: i.e. the forty years in the wilderness. evil. Hebrew. ra'a' . App-44 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 90:17

Psalms 90:17. And let the beauty, &c.— Let the countenance of the Lord our God smile upon me; and prosper thou the work of our hands. Green. Bishop Hare and Houbigant have observed, that the four words at the end of the verse, which are here left untranslated, are only a repetition of the foregoing words; which neither the Vatican copy of the LXX acknowledges, nor the metre admits. REFLECTIONS.—This psalm opens, 1. With an acknowledgment of God's goodness to his people. Lord, thou hast been... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 90:16

16. thy work—or, providential acts. thy glory— (Psalms 8:5; Psalms 45:3), the honor accruing from Thy work of mercy to us. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 90:17

17. let the beauty—or sum of His gracious acts, in their harmony, be illustrated in us, and favor our enterprise. 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 90:13-15

The psalmist asked God to have compassion on His sinful people. He wanted Him to balance judgment for sin with the loyal love He had promised them. Then they could live their brief lives with joy and gladness."In spite of the ’black border’ around this psalm, the emphasis is on life and not death." [Note: Wiersbe, The . . . Wisdom . . ., p. 256.] read more

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